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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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 99,564 | 221,208 | 549,067 | 425,985 | 418,369 | 1,714,193 |
| 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 | 15,403,155 | 18,424,551 | 36,885,285 | 46,665,295 | 52,827,840 | 170,206,126 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 15,502,719 | 18,645,759 | 37,434,352 | 47,091,280 | 53,246,209 | 171,920,319 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 171,920,319 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 15,502,719 | 18,645,759 | 37,434,352 | 47,091,280 | 53,246,209 | 171,920,319 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 14,838 | 10,325 | 4,042 | 7,558 | 6,049 | 42,812 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 14,838 | 10,325 | 4,042 | 7,558 | 6,049 | 42,812 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 15,517,557 | 18,656,084 | 37,438,394 | 47,098,838 | 53,252,258 | 171,963,131 |
| 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): |
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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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 17005038 |
| Software Version: | 2017v2.2 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: patients like Bre once a month. She also sees patients at the Northern Light Health Center in Sangerville once a month.If not for this partnership between Mayo and CA Dean, many women from the Greenville and Sangerville areas of Piscataquis County would have to travel to Bangor or Pittsfield for their OB/GYN care. Megan Ryder, who is the practice director for the Northern Light Health Center, Greenville, says Mayo and Northern Light Health formed this partnership for the greater good of the people of Piscataquis County.We have the patients that needed that gynecology service, and we have space in this brand-new expansion in Sangerville and in our clinic in Greenville. Mayo had the gynecologist. So, just combining our resources made a great service line for both of our hospitals, explains Megan.Megan says CA Dean did need the proof that their alliance with Mayo would meet the need in a cost-effective way for both hospitals, so they turned to Beacon Health, the population health office of Northern Light Health.The mission of Beacon Health is to analyze claims data and find ways to improve population health for the various regions of our state. Patients in the Sangerville and Greenville areas sometimes travel up to 90 minutes each way to get this care and thats a real burden for patients, especially in winter when they might have to make several visits in a short period of time. And if that means missing work, they might skip those appointments and not get the care they need, explains Will Seavery, PharmD, BCPS, associate vice president of Population Health for Beacon Health, adding that the data showed the need existed and the care could be provided if Northern Light Health could partner with Mayo.Bre is grateful that the partnership is making healthcare work for not only her, but all her friends and neighbors in Greenville. Following a recent visit with Dr. Sutton, she was able to pick up Owen from daycare and head over to the playground at his school. She watched him navigate the maze of obstacles, slide down the slide and climb back up, and then she pushed him on the swings. As he laughed, Bre cracked a smile of her own from ear to earleaving no mystery as to where Owen gets his heartwarming smile.Its so important to have healthcare close to home because its not only difficult for me to take time from my work schedule but time away from my son. So, if you dont have healthcare here in this area, you can lose an entire day once you figure in a couple of hours of travel and the time of the appointment, Bre says, and I feel like Northern Light Health really gets that.A New ReachUsing telemedicine to treat sleep disordersArtemas Coffin and his wife, Rosemary, walk with a spring in their step as they navigate the wooded pathways behind their farmhouse in Ashland. Leaping down the path ahead of them is their giant malamute, Bullet, a rescue dog that has found a new, loving home with the Coffins. They are each dressed in jeans and matching green t-shirts, embroidered with an American Flag that Art sewed himself. He keeps us busy, Rosemary explains as she pats the scruff of Bullets neck.Art and Rosemary are retired. They worked at the Aroostook County Sheriffs Department and Art also worked at a sawmill. They like to keep busy in retirement. In addition to taking Bullet for walks, Rosemary enjoys working in her vegetable gardens and Art enjoys riding around on his four-wheeler. They have the energy to enjoy their hobbies, in large part, due to Arts decision (at Rosemarys insistence) to seek treatment for a medical condition known as obstructive sleep apnea. I wasnt resting. I could be at work standing at the lathe and go to sleep standing up, Art recalls. Art was tired during the day because he wasnt sleeping well at night. He said that due to his condition, he would stop breathing as many as 60 times an hour and wake up gasping for breath. In addition to that, he would snore so loudly it would keep Rosemary awake. I could not rest because he was either snoring and keeping me awake, or I was laying there awake so I could poke him when he didnt breathe, Rosemary recalls.Finally, Art made an appointment to see David Weed, DO, a physician who is board-certified in sleep medicine by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and heads the Sleep Medicine program at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle. Art Coffin came to me many years ago with symptoms of daytime tiredness and fatigue, Dr. Weed recalls. He was the first patient we saw here.AR Goulds Sleep Medicine Program has evolved considerably since then. It now includes a state-of-the-art four-bed sleep disorders center that is fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Weed conducts sleep studies for patients like Art Coffin in the sleep center. You go there, and you sleep for eight hours or thereabouts, and they have you hooked up and monitor your breathing and your pulse and respiration, Art said. Dr. Weed was able to diagnose Art with obstructive sleep apnea and get him set up with a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine, a device which increases air pressure in the throat so that the airway does not collapse when a person breathes in. It took a little while to get used to it, the constant pressure, says Art. Now when I go to bed, I put the mask on and the machine starts automatically, and I get a good nights sleep.Art and Rosemarys situation is not uncommon. In fact, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, one out of every three Americans report not getting enough sleep. We know that untreated sleep apnea is associated with diabetes, high-blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, memory change, anxiety, depression, and irritability; a lot of patients would describe themselves as being in a fog, says Dr. Weed.Because sleep disorders are such a widespread concern, Northern Light Health is using telemedicine to bring Dr. Weeds expertise to even more patients in Maine. Telemedicine affords us an opportunity to be more far-reaching in our effect. When I dont have to rely on the patient coming to us, I can go to them using an iPad, he says. Dr. Weed uses that iPad to chat with patients weekly at Northern Light Inland Hospitals sleep lab in Waterville.Darrel Conner comes in to Inland to speak with Dr. Weed routinely via telemedicine technology. Like Art Coffin, he too suffers from obstructive sleep apnea and must use a CPAP machine. My wife kept nudging me at night time and said youre not breathing, you should be breathing. She nudged me quite a few times and said maybe we should have you checked out to see whats going on, he says.Darrel is glad he sought help. He too sleeps much better using his CPAP machine and says talking with Dr. Weed via an electronic screen is just as good as in person. I feel like I get very excellent care here. When we talk on Skype, it is just like you and I talking right here, Darrel says. Besides Inland, Dr. Weed provides sleep medicine services to other Northern Light Health member hospitals. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Its made a difference in the lives of the Coffins and the Conners. Darrel has the energy to tinker on old cars with his wife in their garage. Art and Rosemary Coffin are also both getting a better nights sleep as a result.He has made a difference in our lives by improving the quality of Arts life, Rosemary says. If it hadnt been for him, I might not even be alive now, Art chimed in.A New RelationshipOur affiliation with Massachusetts General HospitalAs a hospitalist at Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Daniel Goodman, DO, typically starts his day reviewing patient charts and determining which patients he should visit and in which priority. But one day last fall Dr. Goodman was interrupted on his daily rounds by his medical student.He told me that one of my patients who had come into the hospital with a serious infection had a concerning facial droop and a level of lethargy that was worrisome, explains Dr. Goodman. Upon seeing the patient, he agreed with his medical students assessment and immediately ordered a CT scan to make sure there wasnt any bleeding in the brain. If it had been a bleed it wouldve been an acute emergency and neurosurgery wouldve been notified immediately. For this patient, once I learned he was not bleeding, I needed to get more information, says Dr. Goodman.Because this patient had several underlying medical conditions, Dr. Goodman decided to consult with one of the neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a resource at his disposal thanks to a full spectrum of TeleNeurology services available to Mercy through MGH. Within a relatively short amount of time of reaching out to them I was on the phone with the neurologist from MGH, and she was brilliant, he said. I had told her all my neurological findings, and she gave me some tremendous recommendations. An MRI would reveal the patient indeed had an acute stroke but would end up with no last |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | Patricia Small, board member is a board member of Sweetser and Debra Tayor, board member is President & CEO of Sweetser. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents | Amended Article IX (General Provisions), Section 3 (Fiscal Year) to change the end of the fiscal year of the Corporation from the last Saturday in September to September 30. Amended Article IX (General Provisions), Section 4 (Bonding) to remove the Bonding section in its entirety and replace it with: Fidelity Coverage. The Corporation shall maintain appropriate fidelity coverage protecting the Corporation from losses caused by the fraudulent or dishonest acts of individuals handling or directing the use of corporate funds. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | VNA (the Corporation) is a Maine nonprofit corporation. Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS), also a Maine nonprofit corporation, is the sole voting corporate member of the Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Each year at their annual meeting, the directors elect replacements for those directors whose terms are expiring. Election of directors is subject to ratification by the EMHS Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | The EMHS President has authority to appoint and remove the SVP, President of the Corporation. EMHS also has joint and superior authority to approve, disapprove or initiate action with respect to the following matters: I. Amendments to the corporations Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;II. Changes in legal form of organization of the Corporation;III. Election of the Directors/Trustees of the Corporation;IV. Action concerning the Corporations operating budget and capital expenditures;V. The Corporations acquisition of assets or assumption of liabilities of an unaffiliated third party;VI. Transfer of 5% or more of the assets of the Corporation;VII. Financing transactions concerning the Corporation; VIII. Merger, consolidation, sale, lease, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all assets of the Corporation; IX. Add or revise a health care service of the Corporation;X. Discontinue or close a health care service of the Corporation;XI. Action concerning the Corporations role in the EMHS Strategic Plan;XII. Action concerning the Corporations participation in key strategic affiliations with third parties not affiliated with EMHS; andXIII. Dissolution of the Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Form 990 is reviewed by the VP of Finance & SVP, President of VNA. It is also provided to each board member either electronically or in hard copy with an opportunity to ask questions prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The organization requests updates of potential conflicts and relationships from the officers and Board members on an annual basis. The request requires disclosure of all business relationships, board memberships, and family relationships. A database is maintained that is compared to payroll records and the accounts payable vendor list to identify any potential conflicts of interest. Transactions are reviewed for reasonableness as an arm's length transaction.The first agenda item for board meetings and board committee meetings is for members to declare any conflict of interest with upcoming agenda items or deliberations. At any point when consideration is being given to purchase/contract with a party in interest, the member with the conflict is either excused from the discussion and consideration process or abstains from voting on the matter.All transactions identified with parties in interest are disclosed within the Form 990. All are deemed to be arm's length transactions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The SVP, President of VNA and the system President/CEO (President) who serves on the board ex-officio are employed by the system parent, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS).The EMHS Executive Performance Management Committee (the Committee) is responsible to monitor and evaluate the performance of the EMHS President, to set compensation of the EMHS President, and to review recommendations of the EMHS President with respect to compensation of the SVP, President of the direct subsidiaries, and other direct reports to the President. The Committee is comprised entirely of independent Directors per EMHS bylaws.Process:The Committee meets regularly throughout the fiscal year at the discretion of the Committee chair as well as on call of the Chair of the EMHS board. In carrying out its duties pursuant to the Bylaws, the Committee:-Assures that the executive compensation program is administered in a manner consistent with the EMHS executive compensation philosophy.-Reviews and updates the EMHS executive compensation philosophy which serves as the foundation on which all current and future executive compensation decisions are made.-Assures that value of compensation provided by EMHS does not exceed the value of services provided by the executive.-Reviews annual incentive compensation criteria for eligible executives, as defined by the EMHS President.-Reviews periodic compensation survey information and provides expert input to proposed changes to the executive compensation program.-Assures that a formal and timely performance management system is in place for executives.-Reviews incentive compensation criteria scoring and associated pay schedules for officers and key employees.-Provides any public statements regarding executive compensation practices at EMHS deemed appropriate.-Maintains minutes of the meeting and communicates actions to the EMHS Board of Directors.To accomplish this, the committee uses an external consultant with access to comparative data from independent sources and include national as well as regional data points. The EMHS President reviews all direct report compensation actions with the committee. In addition, the EMHS President ensures that any subsidiary policies and practices governing executive compensation are consistent with the committee's philosophy and practices statement.Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b - Compensation Review & Approval Process for Officers & Key EmployeesCompensation of other officers and key employees of the organization is established by the Human Resources department who utilize external market research to establish compensation ranges for specific positions. On an annual basis, the compensation ranges are compared to the updated survey information.The hiring manager will determine where the employee will fall within the ranges established by the Human Resources department based on experience and credentials. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | VNA makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Changes in Net Assets Held @ EMHS Foundation = $65042 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Transfer to exempt parent-Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems = -$301260 |
| Software ID: | 17005038 |
| Software Version: | 2017v2.2 |