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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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| 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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| 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 | ||||||
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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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| 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 | ||||
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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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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | Timothy J. Babineau, MD, Lifespan President & CEO, and Mary A. Wakefield, Lifespan Treasurer/EVP/CFO, are board members of VNA Technicare, Inc. (VNA), a related for-profit corporation. Dr. Babineau is a director and Ms. Wakefield is an officer of VNA. Additionally, Ms. Wakefield and Paul J. Adler, Lifespan Secretary, are board members of Lifespan MSO, Inc. (MSO) and Lifespan Risk Services, Inc. (LRS), separate related for-profit organizations. Mr. Adler is a director of MSO and LRS while Ms. Wakefield is an officer of those two organizations. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Lifespan Corporation is the sole member of TMH. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Effective October 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of Lifespan and the Boards of Trustees of TMH, Rhode Island Hospital, Newport Health Care Corporation, Newport Hospital, and Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital approved a restructuring of their governance. Gateway Healthcare, Inc. joined the Lifespan health system on July 1, 2013 and adopted this restructured governance. The restructuring has increased governance effectiveness and has streamlined governance operation, as well as provided a single strategic perspective for the Lifespan system hospitals. Pursuant to the restructuring, the bylaws of each of the affiliates were amended such that the composition of the Boards of Trustees of each of the hospitals and Newport Health Care Corporation is defined as those persons serving from time to time as the directors of Lifespan. As a result, the Boards of each entity are comprised of the same individuals. The Board of each entity retains its responsibilities and authorities notwithstanding the revision in its composition. The Board of Directors of Lifespan consists of not less than fourteen nor more than thirty-one directors, including the President & CEO of Lifespan, who serves ex-officio with vote.Additionally, the bylaws of TMH confer certain reserved powers upon Lifespan to provide it with the means of effective oversight, coordination, and support of the system. Powers reserved to Lifespan include: to elect and remove TMH trustees and to approve the election/removal of certain officers. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | The TMH Board is comprised of the same individuals who serve on the Lifespan Board. Lifespan has the responsibility for planning, directing, and establishing policies intended to assure the development and delivery of quality health services on an integrated, cost-effective basis. Powers reserved to Lifespan, in addition to those noted above, include: to approve amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and other charter documents; to approve strategic plans; to approve investment policies and any capital or operating budgets or material non-budgeted expenditures; and to authorize incurrence or guaranty of material indebtedness. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The preparation and filing of the Form 990 and supporting schedules is the responsibility of the Lifespan Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (EVP/CFO) and Lifespan's Finance Department. The Form 990 is prepared by the accounting staff upon completion of Lifespan's annual independent audit and is reviewed by the Corporate Services Tax Compliance Manager, the Director of Finance, and the Vice President of Finance - Corporate Services. The draft Form 990 is then provided to the EVP/CFO for final management review. Prior to filing the return with the Internal Revenue Service, a copy of the entire form, along with a video presentation detailing form highlights, are posted to TMH's Board of Trustees website portal in advance of its next Board meeting, at which all questions and concerns of the members of the Board are addressed by the EVP/CFO and incorporated into the Form 990 when appropriate. Once the Form 990 is complete and ready to be filed, the members of the Board are notified via email that a copy of the final version of the Form 990 is accessible through the same password-protected website portal. The EVP/CFO is authorized to file the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Lifespan and the Lifespan Obligated Group, which consists of TMH, RIH, Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, and The Miriam Hospital Foundation, currently make their annual and quarterly consolidated financial statements available to the public via DAC (Digital Assurance Certification, LLC), a disclosure dissemination agent for issuers of tax-exempt bonds which electronically posts and transmits Lifespan's financial information to repositories and investors alike. In addition, copies of TMH's Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Conflict of Interest Policy are available upon request from the office of the Lifespan EVP/CFO, either in person or by mail. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Change in funded status of pension and other postretirement = -$1860516 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Increase in Interest in Net Assets of TMHF = $2292107 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Plant Donated Equipment = $6499 |
| . | TMH's multidisciplinary medical teams include many dedicated specialists - surgeons, internal medicine specialists, anesthesiologists, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, and social workers who work with patients from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care. The physical therapy and nursing teams work together after surgery to get patients moving for faster recovery, and physicians, nurses, and therapists work collaboratively to follow-up care.Each patient benefits from individualized treatment plans and rehabilitation to aid recovery and restore functionality as quickly as possible. Whenever possible, minimally invasive surgical techniques are used to perform surgery, which have dramatically improved the quality of the post-operative and recovery experience for the patient. In certain cases, computer navigation technology is used for knee and hip replacement surgeries. Computer navigation can assist the surgeon and improve the level of accuracy, bringing the precision of bone cuts and implant alignment in joint replacement surgery to a whole new level of accuracy, reliability, and longevity.Thanks to the latest evolution in surgical technology, physicians now have an effective alternative to traditional open surgery and laparoscopy that allows them to provide patients with the best of both approaches. This alternative is the da Vinci Surgical System, which TMH uses to treat different types of cancer.TMH's surgeons are leaders in their respective fields. TMH, as part of an academic medical center, prizes the mastery of new technologies in order to improve the quality of life for patients. TMH surgeons have successfully performed over 1,000 procedures using the da Vinci Surgical System and have made its use a cornerstone of cancer treatment at TMH. TMH's Adult Outpatient Behavioral Medicine Services help individuals improve health through behavior change. Services are offered to help patients adjust to chronic medical conditions, including their associated physical and emotional distress; modify unhealthy ways of living (for example, smoking cessation) to help prevent the onset or progression of disease; and treat mood and anxiety disorders that interfere with management of medical conditions. Services are available to help individuals with behavioral and psychosocial management of medical conditions such as headache, pain, cancer, heart disease (including those with implanted cardiac devices), pulmonary disease, and diabetes. The Weight Management Program provides comprehensive, medically supervised treatment for mild, moderate, and severely overweight adults. Specialized programs are also available for adolescents and diabetics. Treatment combines medical monitoring, behavioral therapy, exercise instruction, three levels of calorie reduction, and nutrition education. TMH's clinicians also include surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, pathologists, physical therapists, radiologists, patient advocates, pharmacists, and nutritionists.To help patients and their families cope with breast cancer, TMH offers the Breast Health Navigator Program, which assists breast cancer patients through the entire course of their cancer care by providing breast health navigators, registered nurses trained in oncology who possess an in-depth understanding of breast cancer and theprocess undergone by patients. These navigators guide patients through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, while helping them make informed decisions and cope with the variety of issues they face.TMH and RIH were named Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. TMH and RIH are the only two hospitals in the State to receive this distinction. Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers are facilities within participating Blue Cross and Blue Shield network service areas that offer comprehensive inpatient cancer care programs for adults, delivered by multidisciplinary teams with subspecialty training and distinguished clinical expertise in treating complex and rare subtypes of cancer. TMH and RIH have both been recognized for excellence in treating esophageal, gastric, liver, pancreatic, rectal, and thyroid cancer.TMH's division of gastrointestinal and liver pathology is committed to providing high quality diagnostic services for gastrointestinal and liver diseases in patients. Collectively, gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common form of malignancies suffered today, affecting nearly a quarter of a million Americans each year. To address this, the Lifespan Cancer Institute has brought together a team of nationally recognized leaders in the treatment and research of gastrointestinal cancers.The gastrointestinal cancer care services available through the Lifespan Cancer Institute at TMH provide state-of-the-art care for patients who have or are at risk for the following types of cancer: bile duct, esophagus, gallbladder, endocrine, and cystic tumors of the pancreas, liver, and stomach. TMH also offers medical nutrition therapy on an outpatient basis designed to help prevent and control gastrointestinal disorders. |
| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 | Volunteers support and contribute to the mission of TMH every day. They are able to learn, meet other dedicated volunteers, better understand the healthcare environment, and gain personal satisfaction knowing they are making a difference to patients, families, visitors, and vendors alike. Volunteer opportunities are available for both teens and adults in a wide variety of positions, including greeters, family liaisons, emergency room support, gift shop support, nurse aides, office support, pet therapy, physical therapy, patient visitors, recovery room support, art therapy, and central transporters. Volunteers also transport students and serve as guides, escorts, and interpreter aides. |
| Form 990, Part III, 4a: | TMH is licensed to operate 247 acute care beds by the Rhode Island Department of Health. Notable medical accomplishments of TMH include performance of Rhode Island's first lung operation, first kidney transplant, and first aortic balloon valvuloplasty (a procedure to clear blocked heart valves). In 2020, TMH discharged 16,996 inpatients, logged more than 67,000 visits in its Emergency Department, and performed 10,646 inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures. Services provided in 2020 represent 65,095 inpatient days and more than 139,000 clinic visits. TMH is staffed by 1,066 privileged physicians, approximately 77 full-time house staff (medical school graduates), and a nursing staff of 907. In total, TMH employs more than 3,300 people. TMH is a major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, providing clinical rotations for residents.TMH provides full charity care for individuals at or below twice the federal poverty level, with a sliding scale for individuals up to three times the poverty level, as set by the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, a substantial discount consistent with Medicare program reimbursement is offered to all other uninsured patients. TMH determines the costs associated with providing charity care by aggregating the applicable direct and indirect costs, including compensation and benefits, supplies, and other operating expenses, based on data from its costing system. The total cost, excluding medical education and research, incurred by TMH to provide charity care amounted to $8,172,853 in fiscal 2020. Charges forgone, based on established rates, amounted to $23,839,880.TMH substantially subsidized various health services including the following programs: adult psychiatry, tuberculosis, and certain other specialty services at a net cost of $11,211,085 in fiscal year 2020. TMH also provides numerous other services to the community for which charges are not generated. These services include certain emergency services, community health screenings for cardiac health, prostate cancer and other diseases, smoking cessation, immunization and nutrition programs, diabetes education, community health training programs, patient advocacy, foreign language translation, physician referral services, and charitable contributions. The net cost of these services amounted to $223,232 in fiscal year 2020.TMH subsidizes the cost of treating patients who receive government assistance where reimbursement is below cost. Medicaid is a means-tested health insurance program, jointly funded by state and federal governments. States administer the program and set rules for eligibility, benefits, and provider payments within broad federal guidelines. The program provides health care coverage to low-income children and families, pregnant women, long-term unemployed adults, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Eligibility is determined by a variety of factors, which include income relative to the federal poverty line, age and immigration status, and assets.TMH offers expertise in total joint replacement, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and bariatric surgery, among many other specialties.The Leonard and Adele R. Decof Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at TMH brings together world-renowned physicians and a team of specialists from TMH, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), and Newport Hospital (NH), forming a multidisciplinary team whose level of knowledge and experience are unparalleled in the State of Rhode Island. TMH, as a part of the Lifespan Cancer Institute, provides state-of-the-art care for patients with cancer.Award-Winning Care:Through the years, TMH has received numerous distinctions and awards. It is certified by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center, and was the first hospital in Rhode Island to be designated as such. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association presented TMH, the "Get With the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award" for 2020 by reaching an aggressive goal of treating patients with 85 percent or higher compliance to core standard levels of care outlined by the American Heart Assocation, as well as meeting seven out of ten stroke quality measures during the preceding twelve month period. TMH has been honored by the American Heart Association virtually every year for more than a decade.Through 2024, TMH is one of only a few hospitals nationwide to achieve its sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Magnet status is a four-year designation and the highest nursing credential given, and is the leading source of successful nursing practice and strategy worldwide. It recognizes excellence in quality patient care and innovation in professional nursing practice. The Magnet Model Framework for Excellence incorporates strategic planning for clinical and systems decisions, for improved patient outcomes, nurse to patient ratios, and patient satisfaction. Magnet hospitals demonstrate superb nursing care in order to retain this credential.For the sixth time in a row, U.S. News & World Report named TMH "Tops in Rhode Island" on its Best Regional Hospitals list as well as the number one hospital in the Providence metro area for 2020-2021. For the second consecutive year, urology services earned TMH a place among the 50 hospitals deemed to have the best urology services in the country. U.S. News & World Report also designated TMH as a "high performer" in the areas of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment, colon cancer surgery, heart failure, hip replacement, and knee replacement, as well as in the specialties of geriatrics, nephrology, neurology, and neurosurgery.In 2020, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island named TMH a Blue Distinction Center+ for cardio care and a Blue Distinction Center for cancer care. In 2018, TMH was named a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement, and a Blue Distinction Center+ for bariatric surgery. Such designations recognize expertise in delivering quality care and improved patient safety.The Total Joint Center at TMH (the Center) is dedicated to providing the most technologically advanced and specialized procedures focused on the replacement of joints as well as rehabilitation and care in treating diseases of, or injuries to, hips, knees, and shoulders. TMH is a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, which is a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate an expertise in quality care by meeting objective clinical measures, resulting in better outcomes for patients. In 2019, the Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement was awarded to the Center. TMH received this advanced designation for the third time, recognizing quality, consistency, and safety of services and patient care. The Medical and surgical services at the Center are provided in a personalized, caring environment within the context of an academic medical center. All services focus on the patient experience from initial consultation through recovery. The Center is the only Rhode Island program to achieve advanced certification.TMHs Center for Bariatric Surgery has been a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery since 2011 and was accredited in 2014 and re-accredited in 2017 by the American College of Surgeons' Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program as an adult and adolescent center for weight loss surgery.TMH was included on the IBM Watson Health list of the Top 100 Hospitals for 2019. Divided into four categories, the list grouped TMH among the top 15 major teaching hospitals in the nation. Top performing hospitals acheive better risk-adjusted outcomes, delivering consistently better care at a lower cost.In late 2019, The Leapfrog Group named TMH a "Top Hospital" in the United States. TMH was one of just 120 hospitals to make the list and was grouped among the top 55 teaching hospitals in the country. In November 2019 TMH won its eighth semi-annual "A" grade for hospital safety from the Leapfrog Group.The Intensive Care Unit at TMH was recognized in 2019 with the Gold Beacon Award for Excellence, the highest designation conferred by The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). |
| Form 990, Part III, 4b: | TMH provided $3,550,000 in support of research activities in fiscal year 2020. TMH conducts extensive medical research and is in the forefront of biomedical health care delivery research and among the leaders nationally in National Institutes of Health programs. Major areas of research include:Cancer - TMH conducts clinical and behavioral research focusing on the many facets of cancer including prevention, education, and therapeutics, which are supported by the National Cancer Institute, the Cancer and Leukemia Group B, and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project. TMH is a participating hospital in the Brown University-sponsored Cancer Oncology Group.HIV/AIDS - The Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is a joint research effort among Brown University and Tufts University and their affiliated hospitals and centers. It is one of 20 centers located at academic medical centers throughout the United States that are part of the national CFAR program of the National Institutes of Health. The program emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, especially between basic and clinical investigators, and also encourages training and mentoring of young investigators as well as an inclusion of women and minorities. As part of the CFAR, division researchers engage in clinical, basic, and translational research designed to improve the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, with a major focus on women, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with substance abuse problems. At TMH, research focuses on the treatment and prevention of HIV infections, especially in hard-to-reach populations, both in the U.S. and abroad. There are international sites located in Cambodia, India, Kenya, Indonesia, The Philippines, and South Africa. TMH's TB Clinic performs research in the area of co-infections of HIV and tuberculosis. The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine aims to improve health through behavioral change and the integration of behavioral and biomedical science using clinical, community, and laboratory-based research. The Centers' research bridges biomedical, sociobehavioral, and population/public health scientific disciplines. Faculty members are committed to both basic research on discovering the mechanisms underlying behavioral factors in health and illness (e.g., examining the stress response among children and adolescents, neuroimaging of AIDS, and other medical conditions), and to applied research on the translation of these discoveries for clinical and community health improvement. Programs range from those that focus on primary prevention (e.g., promoting smoking cessation, preventing weight gain, increasing physical activity, and HIV/AIDS prevention) to improving the effectiveness of treatment and enhancing quality of life in populations such as cancer survivors and patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation programs. |
| Form 990, Part III, 4c: | TMH provides the setting for and substantially supports medical education in various clinical training and nursing programs. The total cost of medical education provided by TMH exceeded the reimbursement received from third-party payors by $16,060,699 in 2020.In 1969, TMH and certain other Rhode Island hospitals entered into an affiliation agreement to participate jointly in various clinical training programs and research activities with Brown Medical School, renamed The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Brown). The goals of the partnership are to facilitate the expansion of joint educational and research programs to enable competition both clinically and academically.TMH participates in Brown programs in anesthesiology, internal medicine and medicine subspecialties, general surgery and surgical subspecialties, psychiatry, emergency medicine and emergency medicine subspecialties, orthopedics and orthopedic subspecialties, and dermatology. TMH provides stipends to residents and physician fellows while in training.In addition, TMH is a participating clinical training site for residents from other programs in anesthesiology, family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, hematology/oncology, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/Gyn) and OB/Gyn subspecialties, dermatology, dermatopathology and pediatric pathology, otolaryngology, pediatric dentistry, podiatry, psychiatry and its subspecialties of forensic psychiatry, consult liaison psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry, orthopedics, rheumatology, and radiation oncology.Various departments and specialties at TMH serve as clinical sites for the physician assistant schools of Johnson & Wales University, Bryant University, and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. In addition, Behavioral Medicine at TMH, in collaboration with Brown, sponsors research and clinical psychology training programs for interns, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty trainees.With respect to nursing education, TMH has developed educational affiliations with the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing; Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI); Salve Regina University; Boston College; Yale University; Regis College; Simmons College; the University of Massachusetts campuses at Dartmouth, Boston, Amherst, and Worcester; Framingham State University; the University of Connecticut; The New England Institute of Technology; Northeastern University; Drexel University; Walden University; Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies; Duke University School of Nursing; and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as other Schools of Nursing, pursuant to which their nursing students obtain clinical training and experience at TMH. TMH does not receive any compensation from the various schools for providing a clinical setting for the student nurse training. The Lifespan School of Medical Imaging collaborates with Rhode Island College in the following programs: diagnostic medical sonography; nuclear medicine technology; radiography; and magnetic resonance imaging. Students complete educational experiences at the Hospital, as well as other outpatient sites.TMH sponsors training programs for a variety of allied health care professionals, including required clinical and fieldwork experiences in physical, speech, and occupational therapy, which are provided to university students in each discipline through contracts with the various universities. TMH acts as a clinical training site for students from CCRI in its vascular and cardiology ultrasound programs and provides training experiences for both phlebotomy students and physical therapy assistant students. TMH serves as a clinical training site for students from The Nuclear Medicine Institute of the University of Findlay (Ohio) and has educational affiliations with the respiratory programs at both CCRI and The New England Institute of Technology. TMHs EEG Department provides clinical training to neurodiagnostic technology students from Laboure College (Massachusetts).TMH has clinical affiliations/student clinical training programs for pharmacy students provided through contracts with various colleges and universities. Most of the pharmacy students attend the University of Rhode Island, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Northeastern University. TMH has clinical social work student contracts with Rhode Island College, Boston University, Boston College, Smith College, Simmons College, and Bridgewater State University. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1b: | *Lawrence A. Aubin, Sr., Chair, is the owner of Lawrence Investments, LLC, with which Lifespan entered into a ten-year operating lease of certain health care facilities in July 2015. During fiscal year 2020, Lifespan paid rent to Lawrence Investments, LLC under the terms of this lease. Terms of the rent expense related to this lease have been established at fair market value.*Pamela A. Harrop, MD, Trustee through October 2019, is the President of Medical Associates of Rhode Island, Inc. (MARI). Beginning in 2020, Lifespan and MARI engaged for Dr. Harrop to provide physician consulting services to the Lifespan hospitals. During fiscal year 2020, Lifespan paid MARI $54,000 as part of this consulting contract. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c: | Lifespan Corporation has a Conflict of Interest Policy that is applicable to all affiliates, including TMH, and administered by Lifespan's Corporate Compliance Department as follows: Each designated person subject to Lifespan's conflict of interest policy is required to provide Lifespan with an initial disclosure statement and thereafter an annual statement attesting that: (i) the designated person has read and is familiar with this policy, and (ii) the designated person and, to the best of his/her knowledge, family members, have not in the past engaged in, are not presently engaging in, or plan to engage in, any activity which contravenes this policy.If, at any time during the course of employment or association, a designated person has reason to believe that an existing or contemplated activity may contravene this policy, the person shall submit a full written description of the activity to the Lifespan Compliance Officer or the Office of the General Counsel to seek a determination as to whether the contemplated activity does or does not contravene this policy. If the activity in question involves either the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, or a Trustee, a full written disclosure must be made to, and a determination sought from, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lifespan Corporation.Annually, the Lifespan Compliance Officer shall review and report to the Lifespan Executive Corporate Compliance Committee and to the Lifespan Audit and Compliance Committee on the administration of this policy.Failure on the part of any designated person to comply with this policy, including failure to submit in a timely fashion the conflict of interest disclosure statement, will be grounds for removal from his/her position and/or termination of his/her employment with Lifespan. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15 a&b: | The following applies to Lifespan and all of its affiliates, including TMH:EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONLifespan's executive compensation philosophy balances appropriate stewardship of resources and the need to be competitive in recruiting and retaining talented individuals. It incorporates market-competitive and performance-related principles, and covers the President and CEO of Lifespan as well as other officers, senior management, and key employees. Lifespan's executive compensation program complies both with law and with contemporary ethical norms, and is administered consistent with the organization's tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the avoidance of transactions subject to intermediate sanctions under Section 4958 of the IRC. Executive compensation is also administered consistent with Lifespan's Corporate Compliance Policy on Excess Benefit Transactions.The Compensation Committee of the Lifespan Corporation Board of Directors (the Committee), comprised of disinterested Lifespan Board members, is responsible for diligent oversight of executive compensation to ensure compliance with IRC requirements. Its duties include:* Approving eligibility for participation in the executive compensation program * Approving changes in compensation for existing executive participants * Approving guidelines, such as salary ranges and contract terms, on appropriate levels of compensation for other key employees* Approving new, and modifying or terminating existing, executive compensation plans including, but not limited to, annual incentive and executive benefit plans* Approving performance objectives associated with Lifespan's annual incentive plan, including measuring points, and using verified actual performance relative to these objectives as a precondition to approving the payment of any awards under the plan* Authorizing periodic performance benchmark studies to be conducted for purposes of assessing Lifespan's performance within the healthcare industry and the degree to which total remuneration levels at Lifespan are generally commensurate with Lifespan performance relative to healthcare industry performance* Conducting an annual performance review of Lifespan's Chief Executive Officer. The Chair of the Committee conducts and documents this review, based on his/her observations and interpretation of feedback from members of the Board of Directors.* Selecting and engaging qualified, independent, third-party compensation valuation consultants that the Committee charges with rendering opinions with respect to the reasonableness and comparability of compensation as well as the comparative organizations against which compensation is assessed, in accordance with relevant sections of the IRC and Lifespan's executive compensation philosophy.Lifespan's Chief Executive Officer works closely with the Committee to make recommendations on the above topics and keep the Committee informed about contemplated compensation changes for executives and other key employees, as well as candidates for these roles. The CEO also provides periodic updates to the Committee regarding Lifespan's performance relative to compensation-related performance objectives. The Committee's deliberations and actions are documented in minutes prepared for each meeting.PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION Valuation of Total Cash and Total Remuneration: No less frequently than annually, the Committee receives and reviews a total cash compensation valuation of all existing executive compensation program participants prepared by its independent compensation consultant. Annually, the Committee also receives and reviews a total remuneration valuation of all existing executive compensation participants.Base Salary Actions: The CEO recommends any salary adjustments for participants in the executive compensation program, using the results of the valuation study and his/her assessment of individual performance or other pertinent information, for the Committee's consideration.New Participants in Executive Compensation Program: With respect to compensation offers for individuals expected to participate in the executive compensation program, certain members of the Lifespan CEO's Council work with the Committee's independent compensation consultant or rely on information previously provided by the consultant to establish a range of reasonable cash compensation within which recruitment is expected to conclude with acceptance of a reasonable compensation offer. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: | TMH was included in TMH and Affiliate audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, which consist of TMH and VNA Technicare, Inc., d/b/a Lifespan Home Medical. The Lifespan Audit and Compliance Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of TMH's consolidated financial statements and the selection of Lifespan's independent accountant. |
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