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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.") .. | ||||||
| 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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 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.") . | 221,208 | 549,067 | 425,985 | 418,369 | 203,688 | 1,818,317 |
| 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 | 18,424,551 | 36,885,285 | 46,665,295 | 52,827,840 | 48,384,352 | 203,187,323 |
| 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 | 18,645,759 | 37,434,352 | 47,091,280 | 53,246,209 | 48,588,040 | 205,005,640 |
| 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.) | 205,005,640 | |||||
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... | 18,645,759 | 37,434,352 | 47,091,280 | 53,246,209 | 48,588,040 | 205,005,640 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 10,325 | 4,042 | 7,558 | 6,049 | 5,880 | 33,854 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 10,325 | 4,042 | 7,558 | 6,049 | 5,880 | 33,854 |
| 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.).. | 18,656,084 | 37,438,394 | 47,098,838 | 53,252,258 | 48,593,920 | 205,039,494 |
| 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 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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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..... | ||||
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| Software ID: | 18007218 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: We are HelpfulA Speedier Recovery: Rapid Access TreatmentLester Gilkey knows about the crippling effects of opioid use disorder. The first time he got high, he was just 12 years old. Now, hes 50 years old and has been in recovery for the past six years. Hes lived through some tough times. I fight hard for my recovery. Ive used lots of drugs. Ive been in and out of prison and jail, and I dont want to go back to that life. Ive done a lot of stuff, but Ive also forgiven myself for it, Lester says. Now, he spends his time helping others break the cycle of opioid misuse as they come through the emergency room doors at Northern Light Mercy Hospital. Lester is a recovery coach. When someone has overdosed on opioids, Mercy calls Lester to the emergency department to help patients begin their recovery. Mercys Rapid Access Treatment program allows doctors to give patients a medication called Suboxone, which eases withdrawal symptoms. Then Northern Light Mercy initiates ongoing support to increase a patients chance for recovery. This ongoing support begins with Lester. I usually tell them Im no different than you. You can do this, and Im just there to help, he says. As a patient leaves the emergency department, they are referred to Northern Light Internal Medicine in Portland to set up an appointment with Sadie Knott, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Often, Lester will go with a patient to that appointment. Sadie can prescribe medication to help with withdrawal symptoms as well as underlying mental health conditions. Most of the people were working with havent received basic medical care for several years due to past negative experiences theyve had. We work hard to reduce any stigma. When someone comes in here for an office visit, its no different than any other patient. This helps build that relationship with patients to get them back into medical care, explains Sadie. Patients are also referred to a social worker and a primary care provider at Northern Light Internal Medicine where they receive primary care that can include routine physical exams, immunizations, vaccinations, cancer screenings, or hepatitis C screenings. Patients receive primary care, behavioral health care, and peer support all under one roof. At Mercy, our pillars include working for the community and supporting the underserved population. Its gratifying and wonderful to see people who have been homeless for long periods, not having any regular support or primary care for years, coming to see you regularly, and managing their medical problems. You can see how their quality of life is improving over time. Thats rewarding for me, says Megan Black, Nurse Practitioner.The program is still in its early stages, but its reputation is growing. Lester says people he sees on the streets ask how they can enter the program. Theyre not waiting until they end up in the emergency department from an overdose. I wish they had a program like this when I was using drugs. I think its pretty cool, says Lester. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: We are SupportiveHealing Babies, Empowering Moms: Treating Neonatal Abstinence SyndromeSince arriving in Bangor 13 years ago, neonatologist Mark Brown, MD, MSPH, has headed the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and helped develop a comprehensive program for babies born exposed to opioids. Babies born to mothers with substance use disorder develop Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or NAS. We see tremors; we see irritability and discomfort, explains Dr. Brown when describing the symptoms of babies with NAS. Dr. Brown says they saw about 200 babies born with NAS at the peak of the opioid crisis in 2015. That number dropped to 135 in 2018. Recent advancements in assessment and treatment of babies with NAS involve using fewer medications and adopting a new assessment tool called Eat, Sleep, Console, or ESC, which was developed by researchers at Yale and Dartmouth Hitchcock. It is similar to a philosophy Dr. Brown and the NICU team began practicing about four years ago. If the baby cant eat, cant sleep, and cant be consoled, this becomes the threshold to use medication treatment, Dr. Brown explains. The goal is to use less medication so the baby can be discharged sooner and cared for at home. The other part of this treatment philosophy is to allow the birth mother to take a more proactive role in the treatment of her child. To facilitate this approach, Dr. Brown has worked in a partnership with Penobscot Community Health Care to create an outpatient clinic where mothers bring their babies for checkups every two weeks and get prescription refills for treatment. To say to the mom that we feel youre responsible enough to help us take care of your baby with withdrawal and allow them to participate in the solution is huge, he says. Dr. Brown explains that in about 15 percent of cases the mother is not ready for this responsibility. In such cases, a support network is essential. This is where Lauri Legere comes in. As a foster parent who has taken in 15 children born with NAS over the last 20 years, Lauri has always welcomed the biological mom to be involved because she feels that this is important for the child and mom. I look at the bigger picture. I look at this amazing start I can give to this child and their parentestablishing a foundation that the biological parent can build upon. For two years, I work side-by-side with the biological parent, giving support, love, encouragement, and all those things that maybe theyve never had, explains Lauri. Lauri says all her foster childrens biological moms love their children, but some have just not been capable of taking care of a child until they could take care of themselves. While most of the children she fostered were able to return to their parents or other relatives, she is an adoptive parent to six of the children she took into foster care, including two sets of siblings. Those children range in age from 3 to 20. They have all faced health challenges but have thrived by being raised in a loving and nurturing home.We cannot grow as a community and society if we believe people cant change. The biological parents may be dealing with substance use disorder or mental health issues, but we must believe that they can change. We have to believe that we can support their journey, concludes Lauri. Dr. Brown says thats the most significant part of what he tries to teach and the key to helping mom and child both succeed, and to helping end the cycle of opioid misuse. Beginning in 2020, Northern Light Health will share in a $5.3M federal grant to improve care for pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder.For more information and treatment options for opioid use disorder, visit: https://northernlighthealth.org/Maine-Opioid-Crisis OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: We are NurturingA Careful Touch: Pediatric Home Care Cecelia Corey gently picks up her four-month-old grandson Fionn from a crib, which sits in the middle of the living room of the Clinton home where she lives with her husband, Jerry. Its an old Victorian farmhouse with wooden floors. A pouch on the side of the crib is filled with wipes, gauze, a jar of petroleum jelly and a bottle of olive oil. Cecelia is cooing at Fionn and rocking him in her arms. His face lights up with a smile. Hes a very friendly baby. Hes not shy or reticent or afraid of strangers at all. I think hes going to be a social butterfly, says Cecelia. Jerry and Cecelia Corey are proud grandparents to young Fionn, who at first glance appears to be a happy and healthy baby. But Fionn has a rare medical condition called epidermolysis bullosameaning that even the well-intentioned, loving touch of a grandparent to his bare skin can cause painful blisters if that touch creates any friction. To prevent the blisters from growing, the Coreys have to carefully pierce them with a sterile needle, gently and carefully dab any liquid with a sterile nonwoven sponge, and go through a multi-step bandaging process that includes application of petroleum jelly, a frictionless silicone strip, nonstick gauze, and another stretchy material to hold everything in place. Preventing Fionn from getting blisters poses several challenges. Changing soiled diapers is a two-person job. One of us will hold his legs while the other cleans, and you can use wipes, but you have to dab. And if its really bad, you use a squirt bottle with water. After hes clean, you must reapply white petroleum jelly with a sponge. It can be quite a process, explains Jerry. Fionn can also cause himself to blister by rubbing his own skin. Well, of course, a baby will start grasping things to put in their mouths. Its all a part of that neurological development, explained Cecelia. The Coreys are prepared to wrap his hands in mitts, but so far, he hasnt caused himself any blisters. Theres a lot of trial and error with him. You know, as time goes on, were learning what he can tolerate, explains Jerry. The Co |
| 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 VIII (Fiduciary Duty; Prohibited Transactions; Divided Loyalty; Independence), Section 5 (Independent Trustee) Subsection (e) to change the amount from aggregated more than $10,000 to equaled or exceeded (i) $80,000, or (ii) 2% of such companys consolidated gross revenues if such companys consolidated gross revenues were less than $4,000,000, in any of such three fiscal years. To add payments made by the company to the Corporation for healthcare services shall not be deemed to constitute payments. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | VNA Home Health & Hospice d/b/a Northern Light Home Care & Hospice (the Corporation) is a Maine nonprofit corporation. Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems d/b/a Northern Light Health (NLH), 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 NLH Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | The NLH President has authority to appoint and remove the SVP, President of the Corporation. NLH 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 NLH Strategic Plan;XII. action concerning the Corporations participation in key strategic affiliations with third parties not affiliated with NLH; 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 Northern Light Home Care & Hospice. 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 Northern Light Home Care & Hospice and the system President/CEO (President) who serves on the board ex-officio are employed by the system parent, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems d/b/a Northern Light Health (NLH).The NLH Executive Performance Management Committee (the Committee) is responsible to monitor and evaluate the performance of the NLH President, to set compensation of the NLH President, and to review recommendations of the NLH President with respect to compensation of the SVP, President of the direct subsidiaries, and other direct reports to the NLH President. The Committee is comprised entirely of independent Directors per NLH 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 NLH 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 NLH executive compensation philosophy.-Reviews and updates the NLH 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 NLH does not exceed the value of services provided by the executive.-Reviews annual incentive compensation criteria for eligible executives, as defined by the NLH 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 NLH deemed appropriate.-Maintains minutes of the meeting and communicates actions to the NLH 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 NLH President reviews all direct report compensation actions with the committee. In addition, the NLH 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 | Northern Light Home Care & Hospice 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 = $409155 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Transfer to exempt parent-Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems = -$162149 |
| Form 990, Part I, Summary | A change was made this year to change reporting of Patient Service Revenue under Program Service Revenue from gross patient service revenue to net patient service revenue, which is now the industry standard. The outcome offsets contractual allowance, charity care, and bad debt expense from Part IX line 24 to Part VIII line 2 against patient service revenue. As a result, Part I Summary line 9 (Program service revenue), line 12 (Total revenue), line 17 (other expenses) and line 18 (Total expenses) are not comparative to prior year. |
| Software ID: | 18007218 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |