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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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(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 | ||||||
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(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 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 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, 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 2020. 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 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 20011551 |
| Software Version: | 2020v4.0 |
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: Dickenson Community Hospital (DCH) is a federally designated critical access hospital located in Clintwood, Virginia. Federal critical access hospital designation requires that a hospital be small and located in a rural area and located more than a 35-mile drive from another hospital or more than a 15-mile drive from another hospital in an area with mountainous terrain or only secondary roads and be state-designated as a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area. DCH is the only hospital located in Dickenson County, with the next nearest hospitals located a 45-minute drive away. DCH was a wholly owned subsidiary of Norton Community Hospital (NCH), a Virginia nonprofit corporation located in Wise Co., Virginia. In February 2021, NCH merged with and was subsumed by Wellmont Health System. This allowed these subsidiary organizations of Ballad Health to better optimize healthcare for the residents in Wise County, VA. Upon closure of this transaction and as a function of the merger, WHS replaced NCH as the sole parent member of DCH. DCH is a part of Ballad Health which was created by merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System in February 2018. Ballad Health (BH) is an integrated community health improvement organization serving 29 counties of the Appalachian Highlands in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Northwest North Carolina and Southeast Kentucky. Our system of 21 hospitals, including a dedicated childrens hospital, post-acute care and behavioral health services, and a large multi-specialty group physician practice works closely with an active independent medical community and community stakeholders to improve the health and well-being of more than 1 million people. By leading in the adoption of value-based payments, addressing health-related social needs, funding clinical and health systems research and committing to long-term investments in strong children and families in our region, Ballad Health is striving to become a national model for rural health and healthcare. Ballad Health is a tax-exempt entity and the parent corporation of both Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) and Wellmont Health System (WHS). The two healthcare systems came together on February 1, 2018 as a result of a merger approved by both Tennessee and Virginia Departments of Health. Ballad Health operates under a Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) in Tennessee and a Cooperative Agreement (CA) in Virginia. Pursuant to the COPA and CA, MSHA and WHS are required to fulfill the obligations, commitments and covenants set forth in the COPA. Such obligations include that Ballad Health shall meet, over the ten-year period beginning July 1, 2018, established minimum spending criteria on initiatives for expanded access to healthcare services, health research and graduate medical education, population health improvement, and a region-wide health information exchange. The full text of the COPA can be found on the Tennessee Department of Health's website, while the CA can be found on the Virginia Department of Health's website.Form 990 for MSHA includes seven wholly-owned hospitals including a childrens hospital and a behavioral health hospital; four others, majority owned by MSHA, each file a separate return. Form 990 for WHS includes five wholly-owned hospitals; two others, also wholly-owned, each file a separate return. 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency:The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency on January 31, 2020 due to confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). On March 10, 2020 Ballad Health executed its disaster plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the activation of its Corporate Emergency Operations Command (CEOC) to coordinate efforts across the system and around the region to rapidly plan for, and execute, ongoing response to the issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy establishing the CEOC is established and authorized by the Board of Directors, and follows guidelines established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the CDC. CEOC is led by an incident commander appointed by the Chief Executive Officer in this instance the Chief Operating Officer. The CEOC is composed of key leaders overseeing essential functions of the health system, including logistics, supply chain, communications, operations, finance, government relations and clinical services. The CEOC acts as the clearinghouse for all organizational planning and decision-making related to the event, and continues its responsibilities under the oversight of, and until discontinued by, the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, who also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors, keeps the Board of Directors apprised of issues on an ongoing basis and ensures compliance with the Boards delegations of authority pursuant to Ballad Healths policies.During fiscal year 2021, CEOC continued to manage activities related to the PHE which included frequent communications to internal parties, news media, and the public. These communications included providing data related to the prevalence of the virus in the community, hospital capacity and constraints, and other timely information related to the progression of the pandemic. Upon release of vaccines, communications and efforts progressed to include the distribution of vaccination to eligible individuals. These efforts increased through the fiscal year and included Community Vaccination Centers, vaccination clinics, supporting community partners, and other outreach efforts. Ballad Health administered almost 88,000 vaccine doses through these efforts during the fiscal year starting with the delivery of the first dose in the service region on December 15, 2020. The system also discharged over 6,500 COVID-19 patients and referred an additional 1,600 patients from Emergency Departments into the Safe at Home program. Through the Safe at Home program and other measures, the healthcare system focused on delivery of care to patients in the most convenient and appropriate environment for their condition. These measures reduced hospital stays for patients in need of monitoring while conserving hospital beds for patients in need. Ballad Health also focused on supporting patients recovering from COVID-19 through the Center for Post-COVID Care and other COVID-19 support groups. This innovative approach creates an access point to comprehensive clinical care for those struggling with post-COVID symptoms. Through the Center for Post-COVID Care, Ballad Health can provide a full spectrum of services, including care navigation and care management. The health system will also foster research and learning opportunities and collaborate with other leading institutions to understand post-COVID care and increase awareness to healthcare providers, patients and community members of this condition. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: IMPROVING THE COMMUNITYS HEALTH STATUS: ACCOUNTABLE CARE COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS - To help address the broader needs of the community at large, Ballad Health has convened the nations largest accountable care community (ACC), spanning two states with more than 300 participating organizations in 21 counties throughout the Appalachian Highlands.Through five months of regional focus groups and stakeholder meetings, the ACC selected four priority areas to influence through its work: substance abuse,tobacco use, overweight and obesity, childhood trauma and resiliency.The ACC leadership council has agreed that the most impactful way to address the four priority areas is by focusing on interventions that benefit children and families. To reflect this commitment toward youth, the group chose the name STRONG (Striving Toward Resilience and Opportunity for the Next Generation) Accountable Care Community and is organizing activities into four categories: STRONG Starts (conception through kindergarten), STRONG Youth (kindergarten through 12 years old), STRONG Teens (13 to 18 years old) and STRONG Families (adults and caregivers).In May, Ballad Health announced it would invest $2 million in 21 regional, community-based organizations to support strategies aimed at improving childrens health outcomes in the region, including providing social support servicesand navigation for women suffering from addiction, preventing food insecurity, parenting and resiliency training and keeping youth from dropping out of school. The work these community organizations are doing will help ensure that children and families reach their full potential.Ballad Health and the regions STRONG Accountable Care Community unveiled a new partnership and coordinated care network with Unite Us that will enhance community members health and well-being. The partnership, announced in June, will join Ballad Health with the Unite Tennessee and Unite Virginia networks. These networks |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | DCH was a wholly owned subsidiary of Norton Community Hospital (NCH), a Virginia nonprofit corporation located in Wise Co., Virginia. In February 2021, NCH merged with and was subsumed by Wellmont Health System. This allowed these subsidiary organizations of Ballad Health to better optimize healthcare for the residents in Wise County, VA. Upon closure of this transaction and as a function of the merger, WHS replaced NCH as the sole parent member of DCH. DCH is a part of Ballad Health which was created by merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System in February 2018. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | With the merger of Norton Community Hospital into Wellmont Health System (WHS), resulting in Dickenson Community Hospital (DCH) being 100% owned by WHS their board of directors also became DCHs board of directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Certain decisions of the board are, pursuant to charter and Virginia stature, subject to approval of the members. These decisions include: dissolution of the corporation; merger of the corporation; non-ordinary course of business sale of assets, etc. No ordinary day-to-day decisions are subject to member approval. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The Ballad Health Tax Department prepares and reviews the Form 990. During preparation, other functional areas within the organization provide information and support to complete an accurate return. The return is reviewed by the organizations CFO and is provided in electronic form to all members of the Board of Directors prior to being filed with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Ballad Health has a conflict-of-interest policy for all members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Chair/President, Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, and Vice Presidents, and applies to all Ballad Health organizations, including Dickenson Community Hospital. All persons covered by this policy are required to complete a conflict-of-interest disclosure form on an annual basis. Should a conflict arise, it is the responsibility of the conflicted individual to update his or her disclosure immediately. All meetings of the board or board committees have a standing agenda item first on the agenda titled Conflicts of Interest. If a member of the board or board committee has a conflict of interest involving any issue on the board agenda, he or she must declare the conflict of interest during the period allotted for disclosure. If any issue arises during a meeting in which the board member has a conflict of interest, he or she must immediately declare the conflict. While each member of the board or board committee is responsible for disclosing conflicts of interest, it is also the responsibility of any board member aware of a conflict which has not been disclosed to ensure the board is made aware. The presiding officer of a board or board committee meeting may ask a conflicted member to excuse themselves from the meeting during the discussion related to the issue with which the conflict of interest applies. Under no circumstances shall a member vote on a matter that gives rise to a potential conflict. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available upon request to the appropriate parties requesting them. Financial statements are made available upon request to appropriate parties requesting them, and they are made available to those parties who own indebtedness of the company on a quarterly basis. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Change in Tempararily Restricted Assets = -$7859 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Elimination of intercompany Rec/Pay = -$4793112 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Pension Liability Adjustment = -$449 |
| Part VI, Line 15A - Compensation Process for Top Official | Part VI, Line 15A - Compensation Process for Top OfficialThe executive compensation committee serves as the compensation oversight committee of Ballad Healths Board of Directors. The executive compensation committee is comprised of members who are determined to be independent and whom are not reliant upon any business relationship with Ballad Health for income or compensation. The compensation plan for Alan Levine, Ballad Healths Chairman, President and CEO, was reviewed and approved by the executive compensation committee and then by the Ballad Health Board of Directors in accordance with the Board's compensation policy and practice. The Board of Directors relies upon the advice of an independent and experienced compensation consultant with knowledge about pay practices for comparable positions within the industry, and who has access to broad data, studies and surveys in order to ensure the compensation falls within competitive and appropriate ranges for the position. |
| Part Vl, Line 15B - Compensation Process for Officers or Key Employees | The executive committee reviewed and approved compensation for all Ballad Health executives at the vice-president level and above during FY21 using the same methodology used to determine the CEO's compensation. In addition, Ballad Health offers an incentive plan to executives based on targeted achievement metrics approved by the Ballad Health Board of Directors which include Quality of Care, Access to Care, Cost Management, etc. |
| Part Vll - Related Organizations | Director compensation: Dickenson Community Hospitals board members receive compensation for services provided to related organizations and do not receive compensation for services as a DCH board member. |
| Software ID: | 20011551 |
| Software Version: | 2020v4.0 |