Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 301,428,141 | 284,947,202 | 302,252,529 | 297,153,216 | 317,989,021 | 1,503,770,109 |
| 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 | 301,428,141 | 284,947,202 | 302,252,529 | 297,153,216 | 317,989,021 | 1,503,770,109 |
| 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. | 1,503,770,109 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 301,428,141 | 284,947,202 | 302,252,529 | 297,153,216 | 317,989,021 | 1,503,770,109 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 108,430,890 | 109,699,336 | 124,406,638 | 160,820,856 | 128,454,359 | 631,812,079 |
| 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.).. | 103,974,870 | 115,282,299 | 104,055,964 | 127,186,173 | 187,750,642 | 638,249,948 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,775,917,175 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | INCOME LOSS ON INVESTMENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 103,825,473. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 70,959,640. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 103,453,582. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 126,762,607. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 138,561,020. FOREIGN CURRENCY - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 610,292. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 73,310. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 273,145. INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING/GAMING EVENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 131,772. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 397,995. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 13,597. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 17,625. DERIVATIVE INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 689,834. LIFE INSURANCE TRUST - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 183,292. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 131,077. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 150,421. INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 43,529,075. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 48,486,191. |
| PART I, PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS | WHILE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE CLASSIFIED AS HOSPITALS UNDER IRS SECTION 509(A)(1) AND IRS SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(III), ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS MAINTAIN PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS PURSUANT TO IRS SECTION 509(A). |
| PART I, LINE 12 | PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUP FILINGS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR PARTS 12A-12G IS BEING PROVIDED. LINE 12E THE 509(A)(3) SUBORDINATES INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP RETURN ARE ALL RECOGNIZED AS TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION'S GROUP EXEMPTION. LINE 12F THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS: 5 LINE 12G THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ABOUT THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS: NAME OF SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, EIN, TYPE OF ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN LINES 1-9 OF SCHEDULE A PART I, WHETHER THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION IS LISTED IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, AND AMOUNT OF MONETARY SUPPORT. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, 34-0714585, 3, YES, PLEASE SEE NARRATIVE IN PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 FOR EXCEPTIONS, $0. CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR REHABILITATION, 34-0714570, 3, YES, $0. CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - EAST REGION, 34-0714593, 3, YES, $0. AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, 34-0714478, 3, YES, $0. THE UNION HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 34-0714771, 3, YES, $0. |
| PART IV, SECTION A AND SECTION B | PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR SECTIONS A AND B IS BEING PROVIDED: PART IV -SECTION A - LINE 1 - THERE ARE 2 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT LIST THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION IN IT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. INSTEAD, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT IF THE ENTITY WERE TO DISSOLVE, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION WOULD CONTROL THE ASSETS OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. PART IV -SECTION A - LINE 2 - THERE IS 1 ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS OTHER 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT 509(A)(1) ORGANIZATIONS. PART IV -SECTION A - LINE 6 - THERE ARE 4 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER 501(C)(3) THAT WERE NOT LISTED IN THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. THIS INCLUDED SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LOCAL HOSPITALS, MEDICAL/HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ALL OTHER QUESTIONS IN PART IV OF SECTION A ARE ANSWERED EITHER "NO OR "N/A" FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GROUP. PART IV -SECTION B - LINE 1 - YES PART IV - SECTION B - LINE 2 - NO |
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| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT | CLEVELAND CLINIC, LOCATED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, IS A NONPROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER THAT INTEGRATES CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE WITH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION IS THE PARENT OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1921 WITH THE SAME MISSION THAT CONTINUES TODAY: BETTER CARE FOR THE SICK, INVESTIGATION OF THEIR PROBLEMS, AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF THOSE WHO SERVE. CONSISTENT WITH ITS TRIPARTITE MISSION, CLEVELAND CLINIC'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION OF BOTH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDERS RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PATIENTS TO POOL THE TALENTS OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP, TEACH AND APPLY THE BEST MEDICAL TECHNIQUES. THIS STATEMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO IDENTIFY ALL THE ACTIVITIES BY WHICH CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM FULFILLS ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, BUT RATHER IS A SUMMARY OF ITS PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM DEFINES AND MEASURES COMMUNITY BENEFIT (INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) USING THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ("CHA") COMMUNITY BENEFIT MODEL, WHICH RECOMMENDS REPORTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON A COST BASIS. USING THIS MODEL, IN 2018 CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDED $969.3 MILLION IN BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES INCLUDES PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, MEDICAID SHORTFALL, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE CURRENT COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG. (COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THIS PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT REFER TO OUR 2018 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, BASED ON THE CHA REPORTING METHODOLOGY. SEE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H FOR A RECONCILIATION OF SCHEDULE H TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING.) I. PATIENT CARE IN 2018, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDED AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER AND 11 COMMUNITY HOSPITALS (AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, AVON, EUCLID, FAIRVIEW, HILLCREST, LODI, LUTHERAN, MARYMOUNT, MEDINA, SOUTH POINTE, AND UNION HOSPITALS), AND A SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR REHABILITATION) IN NORTHEAST OHIO; ONE HOSPITAL AND ONE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER IN FLORIDA; AND A CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE STRIVING TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO ALL WHO NEED IT; AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS AND AS A LEADING MEDICAID PROVIDER IN OHIO, WE PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO THOSE WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD IT. IN 2018, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM RECORDED 4,143 TOTAL STAFFED BEDS, 686,652 EMERGENCY VISITS, 221,672 SURGICAL CASES, 186,439 ADMISSIONS, AND MORE THAN 7.9 MILLION TOTAL CLINIC VISITS. IT IS THE POLICY OF CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM TO TREAT ALL PATIENTS WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, OR ABILITY TO PAY. CLEVELAND CLINIC'S PATIENT CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA PATIENT-ORIENTED INSTITUTES, WHICH ARE STRUCTURED ON THE BASIS OF ORGAN SYSTEM OR DISEASE. THE INSTITUTES FACILITATE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, AND ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CONVENIENCE FOR PATIENTS AND THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES. SOME OF THE INSTITUTES ARE: ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MANAGEMENT, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC, COLE EYE, DERMATOLOGY & PLASTIC SURGERY, DIGESTIVE DISEASE & SURGERY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, GENOMICS, GLICKMAN UROLOGICAL & KIDNEY, HEAD & NECK, MILLER FAMILY HEART & VASCULAR, IMAGING, MEDICINE, NEUROLOGICAL, NURSING, OB/GYN & WOMEN'S HEALTH, ORTHOPAEDIC & RHEUMATOLOGY, PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, RESPIRATORY, TAUSSIG CANCER, & WELLNESS & PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS AGAIN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL "AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS" SURVEY IN 2018. OVERALL, CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS AMONG THE NATION'S BEST HOSPITALS, EARNING THE NO. 2 RANKING. FOR THE 24TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, CLEVELAND CLINIC RANKED BEST IN THE NATION FOR CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY, EARNING THE NO. 1 SPOT. THE GLICKMAN UROLOGICAL & KIDNEY INSTITUTE RECEIVED THE NO. 1 DISTINCTION IN UROLOGY AND NO. 2 IN NEPHROLOGY. TEN OTHER CLEVELAND CLINIC SPECIALTIES ALSO RANKED IN THE TOP 10. NINE OTHER CLEVELAND CLINIC SPECIALTIES PLACED IN THE TOP 5 INCLUDING: CANCER, DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PULMONOLOGY, AND RHEUMATOLOGY. CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS ALSO RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" IN NINE PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. CLEVELAND CLINIC HAS ACHIEVED DISTINGUISHED MAGNET RECOGNITION. MAGNET STATUS IS THE HIGHEST NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDED TO A HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING. ANCC, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, GRANTS MAGNET STATUS WHEN A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION REFLECTS NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK AND SUPERIORITY IN PATIENT CARE. FEWER THAN 400 OF THE COUNTRY'S 6,000-PLUS HOSPITALS HAVE EARNED THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR. CLEVELAND CLINIC RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH. PRACTICE GREENHEALTH RECOGNIZES ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR THAT SUPPORT AND CREATE BETTER, SAFER, AND GREENER WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ITS FACILITIES RECEIVED: THE ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD, PARTNER FOR CHANGE AWARD, GREENING THE OR LEADERSHIP AWARD, LEADERSHIP CIRCLE AWARD, CLIMATE CIRCLE, PARTNER RECOGNITION AWARD, SYSTEM FOR CHANGE AWARD, AND THE GREEN BUILDING CIRCLE AWARD. FOUNDED IN 1914, AKRON GENERAL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS THE HUB FOR CLEVELAND CLINIC'S SOUTHERN REGION. THE 502 STAFFED BED TEACHING AND RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDES LODI HOSPITAL, VISITING NURSE SERVICE, AND HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTERS. THE A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, AS DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, OFFERS THE TECHNOLOGY, EXPERTISE, AND STAFFING TO TREAT ALL INJURIES REGARDLESS OF SEVERITY. IN 2018 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKED AKRON GENERAL AS THE ELEVENTH BEST HOSPITAL IN OHIO AND THE BEST HOSPITAL IN AKRON. AKRON GENERAL RANKED 47TH NATIONALLY IN PULMONOLOGY AND RANKED AS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GI SURGERY, GERIATRICS, NEPHROLOGY, AND UROLOGY. AKRON WAS ALSO RANKED AS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN THREE ADULT PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION BESTOWED THE PRESTIGIOUS "MAGNET" STATUS DESIGNATION TO AKRON GENERAL. AKRON GENERAL IS ACCREDITED BY JOINT COMMISSION, ALSO RECEIVING ITS GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR STROKE CARE. IT IS SUMMIT COUNTY'S FIRST ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER, MEETING STRICT CRITERIA FROM THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS AND PROVIDERS. AKRON GENERAL'S MCDOWELL CANCER INSTITUTE IS THE ONLY AKRON CANCER HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS' COMMISSION ON CANCER. AKRON GENERAL PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) SPONSORED CLINICAL TRIALS, AS WELL AS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY SPONSORED TRIALS. MEMBERSHIP IN SIX NCI COOPERATIVE GROUPS PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO A WIDE MENU OF CLINICAL TRIALS. OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2016, AVON HOSPITAL HAS 126 STAFFED BEDS AND PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE FIVE STORY HOSPITAL WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE ADVANCES IN MEDICAL CARE. AVON HOSPITAL'S FEATURES INCLUDE SIX OPERATING ROOMS, AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, IMAGING AND RADIOLOGY, PHARMACY AND LABORATORY SERVICES, A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY AS WELL AS AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE HOSPITAL HAD A SUCCESSFUL JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION SURVEY AND RECEIVED FULL ACCREDITATION STATUS ON DECEMBER 9, 2016. |
| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT (CONTINUED) | FOUNDED IN 1907, EUCLID HOSPITAL HAS BECOME ONE OF THE REGION'S LEADING SUB-ACUTE CARE, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTERS. THE HOSPITAL, WITH 165 STAFFED BEDS, OFFERS A COMPLETE CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH NATIONALLY RENOWNED SPECIALTIES THAT INCLUDE: SUB-ACUTE CARE, CLEVELAND CLINIC NEURO-REHABILITATION PROGRAM, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, HEALING GARDEN WITH LAKEFRONT VIEWS, ORTHOPAEDICS, AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION. IN 2018, EUCLID HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE GREENHEALTH EMERALD, THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY THAT EMPOWERS ITS MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR EFFICIENCIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP WHILE IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND CARE THROUGH TOOLS, BEST PRACTICES AND KNOWLEDGE. THE AWARD IS ONE OF THE PRACTICE GREENHEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS GIVEN EACH YEAR TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR. THE HOSPITAL ALSO MAINTAINS A PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER. EUCLID WAS ALSO AWARDED THE GREENHEALTH LESS WASTE CIRCLE AWARD. FOUNDED IN 1892, FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL IS A FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WITH 460 STAFFED BEDS. IT IS A FULLY ACCREDITED HOSPITAL BY THE JOINT COMMISSION, WITH A CERTIFIED LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER. CLEVELAND CLINIC CANCER CENTER AT FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL, HAS BEEN AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, COMMISSION ON CANCER. THE HOSPITAL ALSO RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION EDUCATION RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE FOR ITS QUALITY DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM. FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL'S ADDITIONAL STRONG CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDE: BIRTHING CENTER, HEART SURGERY, CANCER, AND SURGERY. FAIRVIEW IS ALSO DEVELOPING A NATIONAL REPUTATION IN BLOOD CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR BLOOD CONSERVATION. FAIRVIEW HAS BEEN RANKED A 100 TOP HOSPITAL BY THOMSON REUTERS. IN 2018, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RECOGNIZED FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL AS THE NUMBER THREE HOSPITAL IN THE CLEVELAND METRO AREA AND NUMBER FIVE IN OHIO. FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL WAS NATIONALLY RANKED FOR CARDIOLOGY & HEART SURGERY, GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY, GERIATRICS AND PULMONOLOGY AND "HIGHEST PERFORMING" IN SIX OTHER SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO ACHIEVED THE "HIGH PERFORMING" RATING IN FIVE COMMON ADULT PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION BESTOWED THE PRESTIGIOUS "MAGNET" STATUS TO FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL. ANCC, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, GRANTS MAGNET STATUS WHEN A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION REFLECTS NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK AND SUPERIORITY IN PATIENT CARE. FEWER THAN 400 OF THE COUNTRY'S 6,000-PLUS HOSPITALS HAVE EARNED THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR. IN 2018, FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, INCLUDING: THE PARTNER FOR CHANGE AWARD AND GREENING THE OR RECOGNITION AWARD. OPENED IN NOVEMBER 1968, HILLCREST HOSPITAL HAS 440 STAFFED HOSPITAL BEDS. HILLCREST HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED 11 TIMES AS ONE OF AMERICA'S 100 TOP HOSPITALS, A DESIGNATION BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF U.S. HOSPITALS, AS CONDUCTED BY THOMSON REUTERS. THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION BESTOWED THE PRESTIGIOUS "MAGNET" STATUS TO HILLCREST HOSPITAL. ANCC, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, GRANTS MAGNET STATUS WHEN A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION REFLECTS NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK AND SUPERIORITY IN PATIENT CARE. FEWER THAN 400 OF THE COUNTRY'S 6,000-PLUS HOSPITALS HAVE EARNED THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR. IN 2018, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RECOGNIZED HILLCREST HOSPITAL AS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN SEVEN ADULT SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO ACHIEVED "HIGH PERFORMING" RATINGS IN SIX COMMON ADULT PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO RANKED FOURTH AMONG CLEVELAND -AREA HOSPITALS AND SIXTH IN THE STATE OF OHIO. HILLCREST HOSPITAL HOLDS ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND FULL ACCREDITATION WITH PCI FROM THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS. IN THE CONSUMER GUIDE TO OHIO HOSPITAL QUALITY, HILLCREST RECEIVED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RANKING IN FIVE CARDIAC CATEGORIES, INCLUDING ANGIOPLASTY, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION, CAROTID (NECK) ARTERY SURGERY, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT. IN 2018, HILLCREST WAS AWARDED THE GREENHEALTH PARTNER FOR CHANGE AWARD. OPENED IN 1896, LUTHERAN HOSPITAL IS A 194 STAFFED BED HOSPITAL OFFERING QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED RESEARCH AND SURGERY. LUTHERAN OFFERS EXPERT CARE IN AREAS SUCH AS ORTHOPAEDICS, SPINE, PAIN MANAGEMENT, GENERAL SURGERY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG RECOVERY, WOUND CARE, LAB AND IMAGING SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. AMONG THE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE, LUTHERAN HOSPITAL HAS PLACED #1, WINNING THE VIZIENT BERNARD A. BIRNBAUM, MD, QUALITY LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DELIVERING SAFE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE THAT IS TIMELY, EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND EQUITABLE. THE JOINT COMMISSION, THE LEADING ACCREDITOR OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, HAS ALSO RECOGNIZED LUTHERAN HOSPITAL AS A TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES. LUTHERAN WAS AWARDED THE PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). THIS DESIGNATION IS EARNED BY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO CREATING A POSITIVE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPOWERS AND ENGAGES STAFF. IN 2018, LUTHERAN WAS AWARDED THE PRACTICE GREENHEALTH PARTNER FOR CHANGE AWARD. FOUNDED IN 1949, MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL IS A 277 STAFFED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL PROVIDING ADVANCED HEALTH CARE, GUIDED BY THE VALUES OF SERVICE, COMPASSION, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. IN 2018, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RECOGNIZED MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL AS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN TWO COMMON ADULT PROCEDURES. MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE PARTNERS IN CHANGE AWARD BY PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY THAT EMPOWERS ITS MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR EFFICIENCIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP WHILE IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND CARE THROUGH TOOLS, BEST PRACTICES AND KNOWLEDGE. MARYMOUNT WAS AWARDED THE PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). THIS DESIGNATION IS EARNED BY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO CREATING A POSITIVE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPOWERS AND ENGAGES STAFF. MARYMOUNT HOLDS A NUMBER OF CERTIFICATIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS INCLUDING: CERTIFICATION FROM AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER; CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION, AN ACCREDITED HOSPITAL PROGRAM BY THE JOINT COMMISSION, AND A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. FOUNDED IN 1944, MEDINA HOSPITAL IS A 143 STAFFED BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY. MEDINA'S STRONG CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, ORTHOPAEDICS, AND SURGERY. THE HOSPITAL FEATURES MORE THAN 300 PHYSICIANS COVERING MORE THAN 30 AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION. IN 2018, IT WAS ALSO AWARDED THE PRACTICE GREENHEALTH PARTNER FOR CHANGE AWARD AND GREENING THE OR AWARD. SOUTH POINTE HOSPITAL, IS A 172 STAFFED BED ACUTE CARE, COMMUNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL WHICH HAS BEEN SERVICING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY SINCE 1957. SOUTH POINTE DELIVERS A PATIENT CENTERED MODEL OF CARE WHICH PROMOTES THE HEALING OF THE MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. IN 2018 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RECOGNIZED SOUTH POINTE HOSPITAL AS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN FIVE CLINICAL SPECIALTIES AND TWO COMMON ADULT PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. THE HOSPITAL WAS ALSO RANKED FIFTH AMONG CLEVELAND AREA HOSPITALS. THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION BESTOWED THE PRESTIGIOUS "MAGNET" STATUS TO SOUTH POINTE. ANCC, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, GRANTS MAGNET STATUS WHEN A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION REFLECTS NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK AND SUPERIORITY IN PATIENT CARE. FEWER THAN 400 OF THE COUNTRY'S 6,000-PLUS HOSPITALS HAVE EARNED THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR. THE CANCER PROGRAM AT SOUTH POINTE HOSPITAL HAS A FOUR YEAR ACCREDITATION BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER FOR THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. THIS HONOR IS ONLY GRANTED TO 20% OF THE HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL IS DUALLY ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT (CONTINUED) | FOUNDED IN 1906, UNION HOSPITAL IS A 139 STAFFED BED HOSPITAL. IN APRIL 2018, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC, THROUGH A SUBSIDIARY, BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE UNION HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL'S 25 ACRE MEDICAL CAMPUS INCLUDES PHYSICIAN OFFICE BUILDINGS, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AND SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER, AND A MENTAL HEALTHCARE AGENCY. OFF CAMPUS FACILITIES INCLUDE AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND AN URGENT CARE CENTER. UNION HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE LIST OF THE "100 GREAT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS" BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF BUSINESS AND LEGAL NEWS FOR HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES. IT IS ONE OF SIX HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE RECOGNIZED AS A TOP PERFORMING HOSPITAL IN THE MIDAS+ PLATINUM QUALITY AWARD PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, IT ACHIEVED CERTIFICATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. UNION HOSPITAL HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNATED AS A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, INDICATING THAT BREAST IMAGING AT UNION MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE RADIOLOGY PROFESSION. CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA INCLUDES A 206 STAFFED BED HOSPITAL, DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS, OUTPATIENT SURGERY, AND A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN WESTON, FLORIDA. CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA HAS LOCATIONS IN WESTON, PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH GARDENS AND PARKLAND. TWO NEW LOCATIONS OPENED IN 2018, A CLINIC AND AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER IN CORAL SPRINGS AND A NEW CLINIC IN WELLINGTON, FLORIDA. THE ADDITION OF THE CORAL SPRINGS AND WELLINGTON FACILITIES WILL BRING THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA TO NINE. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA HAD 525,093 PATIENT VISITS, 15,372 INTERNATIONAL PATIENT VISITS; AND MORE THAN 260 STAFF PHYSICIAN AND 120 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN 11 ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN 2018, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT NATIONALLY RANKED TWO OF FLORIDA'S ADULT SPECIALTIES: GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY, AND ORTHOPEDICS. IT WAS ALSO "HIGH PERFORMING" IN FOUR ADULT SPECIALTIES AND ALL NINE ADULT PROCEDURES & CONDITIONS. CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA WAS AWARDED THE PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). THIS DESIGNATION IS EARNED BY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO CREATING A POSITIVE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPOWERS AND ENGAGES STAFF. IN ADDITION, PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AWARDED IT WITH THE PARTNER RECOGNITION AWARD. CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA IS A WORLD-RENOWNED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. FOR THE NINTH YEAR IN A ROW, CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA RANKED HIGHEST AMONG HOSPITALS IN BROWARD COUNTRY IN REGIONAL RANKINGS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S RANKING OF BEST HOSPITALS 2018-2019. CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA IS RANKED FIRST IN THE MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE METRO REGION AND FOURTH IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER, CO-LOCATED IN LAS VEGAS AND CLEVELAND PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE DISORDERS AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES. PHYSICIANS AND STAFF FOCUS ON EARLY INTERVENTION FOR MILD COGNITIVE DISORDERS THROUGH PHYSICAL EXERCISE, COGNITIVE REHABILITATION, AND MEDICATION. THE CENTER ALSO ENGAGES IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. THE LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH WAS NAMED A RESEARCH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE LEWY BODY DEMENTIA ASSOCIATION. IT HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE CUREPSP CENTERS OF CARE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS ALSO THE ONLY PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN NEVADA TO RECEIVE THE PARTNERS IN CARE DESIGNATION FROM THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY. KEEP MEMORY ALIVE ("KMA") RAISES FUNDS TO OPERATE THE CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH TO ADVANCE THE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS THAT RESULT FROM NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S, HUNTINGTON'S, PARKINSON'S, AND AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS). KMA STRIVES TO CREATE GREATER AWARENESS OF NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS; EDUCATE FAMILIES ABOUT TREATMENTS, RESEARCH EFFORTS, AND AVAILABLE CAREGIVER SERVICES; AND PROMOTES LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BRAIN AGING. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ASSISTS POOR AND INDIGENT PATIENTS BY PROVIDING FREE CARE FOR EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH INCOMES UP TO 250 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND ALSO OFFERS DISCOUNTS ON EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME IS UP TO 400 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. PATIENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS POLICY IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT MEDICAL BILLS FROM CAUSING A PATIENT OR FAMILY UNDUE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT A COST OF $110.8 MILLION IN 2018. II. RESEARCH CLEVELAND CLINIC'S MISSION INCLUDES CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, PREVENT DISEASE, AND FIND CURES FOR MEDICAL ISSUES. CLEVELAND CLINIC'S LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("LRI") IS ITS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LOCATED ON THE MAIN CAMPUS AND HOME TO A COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF LABORATORY-, TRANSLATIONAL-, AND CLINICAL-BASED RESEARCH. LRI HAS APPROXIMATELY 175 FACULTY-LEVEL SCIENTISTS ORGANIZED IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CANCER BIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC SCIENCES, GENOMIC MEDICINE, INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNITY, NEUROSCIENCES, OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH, PATHOBIOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES, AND TRANSLATIONAL HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH. LRI IS ONE OF THE LEADING NIH-FUNDED RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN THE UNITED STATES AND HAS SPEARHEADED NUMEROUS ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF COMPLEX MEDICAL PROBLEMS. SCIENTISTS AND THEIR TEAMS ARE PURSUING A WIDE RANGE OF BIOMEDICAL QUESTIONS AT LRI, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR, CANCER, NEUROLOGICAL, MUSCULOSKELETAL, AND METABOLIC DISEASES. ALTOGETHER, NEARLY 1,500 SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WORK AT LRI. THIS INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 240 RESEARCH FELLOWS, 160 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 200 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. IN ADDITION TO BASIC PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC, ITS AFFILIATES, AND EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATE OR ARE PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS IN MANY CLINICAL TRIALS. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS INVOLVED IN APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ACTIVE IRB APPROVED HUMAN SUBJECTS' RESEARCH STUDIES. THE ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PHYSICIAN INVESTIGATORS AND STUDY VOLUNTEERS IS CENTRAL TO TESTING THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUGS AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND HELPS TO SET THE STANDARDS FOR PATIENT CARE. RESEARCH AT CLEVELAND CLINIC IS FUNDED BY EXTERNAL SOURCES, SUCH AS FEDERAL GRANTS, BUT IS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CLINIC'S OWN INTERNAL RESOURCES. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC PROVIDED COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN RESEARCH AT A SUBSIDIZED COST OF MORE THAN $243.4 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDED EXTERNALLY- SPONSORED FUNDING OF $165.7 MILLION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, BY PROVIDING THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MEDICINE DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS AND BY REFINING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMULGATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES, DEVICES, AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT (CONTINUED) | III. EDUCATION ON ITS MAIN CAMPUS, CLEVELAND CLINIC OPERATES A MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RELATED RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (THE "LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE") IS THE TEACHING AND TRAINING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN RESEARCH. MANY CLEVELAND CLINIC PHYSICIANS SERVE AS FACULTY FOR THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, FURTHERING THE INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL CARE WITH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CURRENTLY PROVIDES ALL STUDENTS WITH FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING THIS NATION'S FUTURE DOCTORS, CLEVELAND CLINIC SPONSORS A WIDE RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NURSES AND HEALTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS. CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM DEVOTES SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES TO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH, IN 2018, PROVIDED A NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $282.9 MILLION. THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ENSURE RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS IN ALL OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM'S COMMUNITIES ARE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF MEDICAL CARE AND HAVE TRAINED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CARE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. SOME OF THESE EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: -GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: CLEVELAND CLINIC MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2018, 1,363 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS TRAINED IN 109 ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS, APPROVED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), INCLUDING 152 ADVANCED FELLOWS IN 100 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. -LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE: SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN MAY 2002, THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HAS LINKED ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP HOSPITALS WITH ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,900 APPLICANTS FOR 32 POSITIONS FOR THE 2018-19 ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S STUDENTS HAVE MATCHED AT SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED 117 PUBLICATIONS TO THE WORLD'S STORE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BASED ON 2018 CALENDAR YEAR (WHICH INCLUDES PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS), AND 69 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS WITH PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS. -VISITING MEDICAL STUDENTS: VISITING MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION REPRESENTS A MAJOR ACADEMIC COMMITMENT BY CLEVELAND CLINIC. IN 2018, 326 MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM 168 MEDICAL SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD ROTATED THROUGH CLEVELAND CLINIC. -CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION: CLEVELAND CLINIC MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY AND ENJOYS THE HIGHEST ACCME RANKING: "ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION." IN 2018, THE CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFIED 1,738 CME ACTIVITIES THAT OFFERED OVER 13,000 CME CREDITS TO 194,008 PARTICIPANTS. OF THAT NUMBER, 1,344 WERE LIVE COURSES THAT ATTRACTED 80,006 PARTICIPANTS. CLEVELAND CLINIC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF ONLINE CME AMONG THE NATION'S ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. THE CENTER'S WEBSITE HAD 171 ACTIVITIES THAT ATTRACTED 29,148 ACTIVITY VIEWERS. JOURNAL CME CONTINUES TO REACH A LARGE NUMBER OF LEARNERS, AWARDING MORE THAN 85,000 CERTIFICATES TO CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (CCJM) PARTICIPANTS. IN 2018, THE CENTER ISSUED 182,832 CERTIFICATES FOR ALL ACTIVITIES COMBINED. -THE CCJM ENJOYED A CIRCULATION OF MORE THAN 123,000 COPIES AND RANKED NO. 2 IN READERSHIP AMONG JOURNALS DIRECTED TO OFFICE-BASED INTERNISTS AND CARDIOLOGISTS. EACH YEAR, THE PRINT AND ONLINE VERSIONS ARE READ OR ACCESSED BY APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2018 THE CCJM WEBSITE RECORDED 7,123,661 PAGE VIEWS FROM 5,200,985 UNIQUE VISITORS. -CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION: CLEVELAND CLINIC IS A MAJOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING SITE FOR A NUMBER OF ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFFERS 14 IN-HOUSE ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND HAS 51 AFFILIATED PROGRAMS WITH REGIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM HOSTED MORE THAN 680,000 CLINICAL ROTATION HOURS FOR OVER 2,600 HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS. -CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION (CIME) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING CLEVELAND CLINIC'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND FOR ENSURING THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE GLOBAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY. IN 2018, 918 INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS TRAVELED TO CLEVELAND CLINIC TO PARTICIPATE IN OBSERVERSHIPS; 245 PHYSICIANS ATTENDED SYMPOSIA HELD AT CLEVELAND CLINIC PATIENT EXPERIENCE, CARDIOLOGY, COLORECTAL SURGERY, SPINE SURGERY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, LEUKEMIA, UROLOGY, CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, BREAST CANCER, AND OBESITY; AND STAFF TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 15 COUNTRIES TO SHARE CLINICAL AND SURGICAL INNOVATIONS. IV. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ANNUALLY REPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT ARE: MEDICAID SHORTFALL THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF MEDICAID SERVICES IN OHIO. IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING OHIO, MEDICAID PAYMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COST OF TREATING MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES. IN 2018, THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S UNPAID MEDICAID COSTS WERE $438.1 MILLION (THIS FIGURE IS INCLUSIVE OF AN HCAP ASSESSMENT OF $6.2 MILLION). SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND COSTS NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID PAYMENTS, ANOTHER CLINICAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT CATEGORY IS "SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES." THESE SERVICES YIELD LOW OR NEGATIVE MARGINS BUT ARE NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY. CLEVELAND CLINIC PROVIDED SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN 2018 AT A COST OF $21.7 MILLION. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A BROAD ARRAY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PROVIDING A TOTAL NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $37.5 MILLION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR WELL-ESTABLISHED OUTREACH PROGRAMS RANGE FROM FREE WELLNESS INITIATIVES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, CLINICAL SERVICES, AND EDUCATION TO ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENT-FUNDED HEALTH PROGRAMS. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ADDRESS DOCUMENTED HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, ALIGN WITH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND FALL INTO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN 2018, SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: - WELLNESS INITIATIVES IN THE AREAS OF DISEASE/INJURY PREVENTION AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, INCLUDING TOBACCO CESSATION, NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT AND EXERCISE. -COMMUNITY CLASSES OFFERED HEALTH EDUCATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN THE AREAS OF HEART DISEASE, STROKE, CANCER, DIABETES, ASTHMA AND BRAIN HEALTH. OUR HOSPITALS AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDED CLASSES FOR HEALTHY SENIOR AND YOUTH LIFESTYLES. NAVIGATORS WORKED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN NEEDED RESOURCES. -EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ADDRESSED AREAS OF INFANT MORTALITY, TEEN PARENTING, LEAD POISONING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA. PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, COLLABORATING CITIES AND COUNTIES. - OPIOID EPIDEMIC COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS PROVIDED UNIFIED RESPONSES AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OVERDOSES. -HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC MINORITY MEN'S HEALTH FAIR, CELEBRATING SISTERHOOD, TU FAMILIA, PINK AND BEYOND AND NEIGHBORHOOD FAIRS EDUCATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE BENEFITS OF PREVENTATIVE CARE. -CLEVELAND CLINIC PROVIDED NO-COST CLINICAL CARE TO UNDER- AND UNINSURED FAMILIES AT COMMUNITY SITES, INCLUDING LANGSTON HUGHES HEALTH & EDUCATION CENTER AND THE PEDIATRIC MOBILE UNIT, WHICH PROVIDED WELLNESS SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, LABORATORY AND VISION SERVICES WERE DONATED TO CLEVELAND-AREA ORGANIZATIONS. -HEALTHY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES CONTINUED TO CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH LOCAL RESOURCES IN A COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD WELLNESS ACTIVITIES COMPETITIONS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER PREPAREDNESS. -COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETS, URBAN GARDENS AND A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL PRODUCTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES. V. CONCLUSION THE PURPOSE OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS TO BENEFIT HUMANITY THROUGH THE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ETHICAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, BY ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, BY MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY, AND BY FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | LAKEWOOD HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THREE OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND OVERSEE THE WIND DOWN OF THE ORGANIZATION AS IT CARRIES OUT REMAINING FUNCTIONS SINCE INPATIENTS OPERATIONS HAVE CEASED. EACH OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF AKRON GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, CLEVELAND CLINIC AVON HOSPITAL, FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL, LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, MEDINA HOSPITAL, CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM EAST REGION, AND UNION HEALTH SYSTEM HAVE DELEGATED FULL AUTHORITY TO A JOINT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. THESE COMMITTEES HAVE THE SAME COMPOSITION AND ARE COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF BOARD MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF THE CHAIRS OF THE BOARD OF EACH SUCH ORGANIZATION AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE REGIONAL HOSPITALS AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | RONALD WEINBERG, CCF DIRECTOR & WILLIAM PEACOCK, CCF OFFICER - BUSINESS CAMILLE RUVO, KMA DIRECTOR & LARRY RUVO, KMA DIRECTOR - FAMILY DEBORAH CRAWFORD, CCF DIRECTOR & PATRICK AULETTA, CCF DIRECTOR - BUSINESS RONALD WEINBERG, CCF DIRECTOR & PATRICK AULETTA, CCF DIRECTOR - BUSINESS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | CCF HOTEL SERVICES, LLC, A SINGLE MEMBER DISREGARDED ENTITY OF CCF, HAS ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS CORPORATION TO MANAGE THE TWO HOTELS OWNED BY CCF HOTEL SERVICES, LLC. CCF ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH KESSLER REHABILITATION SERVICES, INC. AS PART OF A JOINT VENTURE WITH HOSPITAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION (SELECT MEDICAL") TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THREE INPATIENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FACILITIES. CCF ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH REGENCY HOSPITALS, LLC AS PART OF A JOINT VENTURE WITH SELECT UNIT MANAGEMENT, INC. TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOUR LONG TERM ACUTE CARE FACILITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE UNION HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HAD A FULL REPLACEMENT OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MEMBER SUBSTITUTION THAT WAS EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2018. PARTNERS PHYSICIAN GROUP AMENDED ITS CODE OF REGULATIONS TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL CHANGES: GENERAL CLEANUP TO ALIGN WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC BOARD LANGUAGE ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST; INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, ETC; CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF THE ENTITY; SIMPLIFIED MEETING REQUIREMENTS; ADDITION OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES FOR HOSPITAL BASED SPECIALTIES; CLARIFIED ROLE OF THE JOINT POLICY COMMITTEE; ELIMINATED DEFUNCT COMMITTEES AND POSITIONS; AND SIMPLIFIED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CMO ROLE. MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL INC AMENDED ITS CODE OF REGULATIONS TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL CHANGES: THE FIDUCIARY GOVERNING BOARD OF THE ENTITY WAS REPLACED WITH THE JOINT REGIONAL HOSPITALS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE CLEVELAND CLINIC DIRECTORS. THE FORMER GOVERNING BOARD BECAME AN ADVISORY BOARD. THE SPECIAL MEMBER RETAINS THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE ANY DIRECTOR OR TRUSTEE FROM HIS OR HER ROLE REGARDING THE HOSPITAL. THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOW BE APPOINTED BY A MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE CLINIC, MHCS, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE PROCEDURES FOR CATHOLIC OVERSIGHT WERE STRENGTHENED TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF CATHOLIC-APPOINTED MEMBERS TO THE FIDUCIARY BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, THERE CAN BE NO SHAREHOLDERS OR OTHER "EQUITY OWNERS" OF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL RIGHTS ARE HELD AND EXERCISED BY THE "MEMBERS" OF THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION. CCF IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND IT HAS BOTH MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS. IT DOES NOT HAVE STOCKHOLDERS. THE MEMBER OF EACH SUBORDINATE IN THE CCF GROUP IS EITHER CCF OR AN INDIRECT SUBORDINATE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, THE "MEMBERS" OF THE CORPORATION ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (TRUSTEES), AND THE BOARD THEN CONDUCTS THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, ONE NONPROFIT CORPORATION MAY BE THE "MEMBER" OF ANOTHER NONPROFIT CORPORATION. CCF IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND IT HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE DIRECTORS. THE MEMBER OF EACH SUBORDINATE IN THE CCF GROUP IS EITHER CCF OR AN INDIRECT SUBORDINATE AND THAT MEMBER ELECTS THE BOARD OF THE RESPECTIVE SUBORDINATE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, CERTAIN OF THE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODIES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, ANY CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND CODE OF REGULATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN SUBORDINATES IN THE CCF GROUP EACH HAVE A "SPECIAL" MEMBER THAT ARE OTHER NONPROFIT TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES THAT HOLD SPECIAL RIGHTS TO APPROVE SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS OR CHANGES SUCH AS MERGER, DISSOLUTION, SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS, OR A MATERIAL CHANGE IN MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE DIVISION TAX DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO FILING, KEY SECTIONS OF THE FORM ARE REVIEWED WITH EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE RETURN IS ALSO REVIEWED WITH THE CFO, AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE PAID PREPARER (BIG 4 PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM) CONDUCTS AN IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FORM. ANNUALLY, THE 990 FILING IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ENTIRE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UPON CONFIRMATION OF SUCCESSFUL E-FILING FROM THE IRS, A COPY OF THE FINAL E-FILED RETURN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. IN ADDITION TO POSTING ON GUIDESTAR, THE FINAL E-FILED RETURN WILL BE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CCF HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ("COI") POLICY CONSISTENT WITH THE MODEL IRS COI POLICY. IT APPLIES TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF CCF AND ALL ITS AFFILIATES, BOTH EXEMPT AND TAXABLE. UNDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES (THE POLICY), A TRUSTEE OR DIRECTOR WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, OR ARRANGEMENT MUST REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER RELATING TO THE CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, OR ARRANGEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS AS DEFINED IN THE POLICY THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FAILURE TO TIMELY REPLY IS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMMITTEE UNDER THE POLICY. THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE CHIEF GOVERNANCE OFFICER AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR IF ANY OF THEIR DISCLOSURES CHANGE OR IF A NEW DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE POLICY. THE BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE MEETS FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES, ANY PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND DOCUMENTS THEIR CONCLUSIONS. UNDER THE POLICY, THE INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND A MEETING AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING FINAL CONSIDERATION OR VOTING ON THE ARRANGEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | ALL CCF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE POSITIONS HAVE THEIR COMPENSATION REVIEWED IN ADVANCE ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE CCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS VESTED WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION MATTERS. IN REVIEWING AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THESE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE COMMITTEE USES A PROCESS WHICH IS INTENDED TO CREATE THE PRESUMPTION IN REGULATION 53.4958-6(A) THAT PAYMENTS OF COMPENSATION TO THESE PERSONS CONSTITUTE REASONABLE COMPENSATION, DEFINED AS AMOUNTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. IN THIS PROCESS, NO MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION 53.4958-6(C)(1)(III) WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THAT COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES, CCF PARTICIPATES IN PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS WITH SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. IN ADDITION, CCF ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO EACH YEAR PROVIDES CCF WITH A CUSTOMIZED COMPENSATION REPORT REGARDING PHYSICIAN COMPENSATION. BY USING THIS DATA, CCF HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES. IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES PERFORMING NON-PHYSICIAN SERVICES, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS AND CONSULTS WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WHO PREPARES A CUSTOMIZED REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE REGARDING AMOUNTS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE USES THE MARKET-BASED DATA PROVIDED BY THE CONSULTANT, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF OF STAFF, TO ESTABLISH MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION. AFTER MAKING ITS COMPENSATION DECISIONS, THE COMMITTEE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN CCF'S WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC BOOKS AND RECORDS. A SMALL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES HOLDING AFFILIATE OFFICER POSITIONS HAVE THEIR COMPENSATION REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THEIR MANAGERS ANNUALLY WITHIN GUIDELINES PRESCRIBED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTION. THESE GUIDELINES TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION APPLICABLE COMPARABILITY DATA AND SIMILAR COMPENSATION METRICS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE MOST RECENTLY FILED FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE CCF WEBSITE, WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG, UNDER THE "ABOUT CLEVELAND CLINIC" SECTION. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC CAN BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CCHS MAKES CERTAIN OF ITS KEY DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG, UNDER THE "ABOUT CLEVELAND CLINIC" SECTION. IN THIS SECTION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ANNUAL REPORT, COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, CCF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A AND 1B | OF THE SUBORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CLEVELAND CLINIC GROUP EXEMPTION, THE TAX EXEMPT HOSPITAL NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS HAVE BOARDS THAT ARE MAJORITY INDEPENDENT. THE REMAINING SUBORDINATES ARE WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES MANY OF WHICH HAVE BOARDS COMPRISED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OFFICERS AND/OR EMPLOYEES OF THE PARENT ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | DONATED CAPITAL AND ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS FOR CAPITAL PURPOSES 775,499. GIFTS AND BEQUESTS 116,839,831. TRANSFERS OF NET ASSETS -1,720,247. NET INVESTMENT INCOME -9,004,616. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS FOR OPERATIONS -62,714,970. RETIREMENT BENEFITS ADJUSTMENT 24,589,300. NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAINS ON NON-TRADING INVESTMENTS -2,693,666. EQUITY TRANSFERS & OTHER TRANSFERS 9,894,465. TRANSFER THE UNION HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION BEGINNING FUND BALANCES 17,061,557. |
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