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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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| 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) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 300,748 | 168,522 | 469,270 | |||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 15,041,549 | 23,817,653 | 22,559,603 | 23,996,852 | 19,521,677 | 104,937,334 |
| 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 | 15,041,549 | 23,817,653 | 22,860,351 | 23,996,852 | 19,690,199 | 105,406,604 |
| 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.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 105,406,604 | |||||
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 15,041,549 | 23,817,653 | 22,860,351 | 23,996,852 | 19,690,199 | 105,406,604 |
| 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 on 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.).. | 15,041,549 | 23,817,653 | 22,860,351 | 23,996,852 | 19,690,199 | 105,406,604 |
| 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 |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 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 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
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(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
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| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE (BILHPC) IS A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY BASED PHYSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK AND SERVING THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL (LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER) AND THE LAHEY CLINIC, INC. AS WELL AS THE WIDER BILH NETWORK. BILHPC IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH - QUALITY, CUTTING - EDGE CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. BILHPC BELIEVES THAT EFFECTIVE CARE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SIMPLE TO USE SO IT IS BILHPC'S FOCUS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH CARE THAT IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND CONVENIENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE PATIENTS LIVE, THEIR HEALTH HISTORY OR STAGE OF LIFE. BILH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF ACADEMIC AND TEACHING HOSPITALS, A PREMIER ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOMECARE SERVICES, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS, ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PHYSICIANS AND 35,000 EMPLOYEES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN), THE JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). IN ADDITION, LHSS SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE (BILHPC). THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | PRIMARY CARE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE (BILHPC) HAD ELEVEN OFFICES THAT SPECIALIZED IN THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE AND FAMILY MEDICINE IN AND AROUND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS (PCPS) ARE COMMUNITY BASED MEDICAL DOCTORS WHO GENERALLY PROVIDE THE FIRST CONTACT FOR A PATIENT WITH A NON-EMERGENT UNDIAGNOSED HEALTH CONCERN, AS WELL AS CONTINUING CARE FOR A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS, KEEPING CARE IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE. WHEN ADVANCED CARE IS NEEDED, PATIENTS HAVE SEAMLESS ACCESS TO LEADING-EDGE TREATMENT FROM LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC) OR BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), EACH A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AND PROVIDING TERTIARY CARE AND CARE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITY BASED HOSPITALS WHICH PROVIDE CARE MORE LOCALLY WHERE THE PATIENTS LIVE AND WORK. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN, BILHPC PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS HAD APPROXIMATELY 125,000 APPOINTMENTS. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE (BILHPC) ALSO OPERATES THREE URGENT CARE CENTERS IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THESE ARE LOCATED IN LYNNFIELD, DANVERS AND GLOUCESTER. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING THERE WERE NEARLY 61,000 VISITS AT THESE THREE LOCATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: | SPECIALTY CARE BILHPC SPECIALISTS PROVIDE OFFICE BASED LOCAL COMMUNITY ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE IN THE FIELDS OF UROLOGY, DERMATOLOGY AND CARDIOLOGY. WHEN ADVANCED CARE IS NEEDED, PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO WORLD CLASS CARE AT BILH'S AFFILIATES, INCLUDING LHMC, BIDMC AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITY BASED HOSPITALS WHICH PROVIDE CARE MORE LOCALLY WHERE THE PATIENTS LIVE AND WORK. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN, BILHPC SPECIALISTS HAD APPROXIMATELY 8,300 PATIENT VISITS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C: | IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE, THE BILH NETWORK HAD SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ACROSS ENTITIES RELATED TO BOTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OTHER HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES. DETAILS ON BOTH ARE BELOW. BILH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK (BILH) IS COMMITTED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVICED. BELOW ARE SOME OF ACTIVITIES THAT BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (BILHBS) HAS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BILH AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. BILHBS (WHICH INCLUDES THE ACTIVITIES OF BILH'S TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORP) IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. BILHBS' NETWORK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDES SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS RANGING FROM INPATIENT TREATMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. SERVICES INCLUDE: INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC AND DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT; EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS; OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT; INDIVIDUAL/COUPLE/FAMILY THERAPY; MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS; AND SCHOOL-BASED AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE THE CREATION OF BILH IN MARCH 2019, BILH HAS INVESTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH TO CARE DELIVERY. FIRST, IT HAS MADE A MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH KNOWN AS THE IMPACT MODEL. BY THE END OF FY 2021, BILH HAD IMPLEMENTED THE IMPACT MODEL IN 67% OF ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES AS PART OF ITS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. IN 2021, BILHBS EXPANDED ITS PRIMARY CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION (PCBHI) SERVICES BY INCORPORATING A DSRIP PILOT PROJECT AIMED AT INTERPROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTS. THE PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE IN WHICH A PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) REQUESTS THE OPINION AND/OR TREATMENT ADVICE OF A PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANT TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND/OR MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITION WITHOUT THE NEED FOR THE PATIENT'S FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH THE CONSULTANT. INTERPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION ENABLES A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, ENHANCES PATIENT CARE, REDUCES MISDIAGNOSIS, AND SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF DISCIPLINES IN THE DELIVERY OF CARE. THE PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANTS PROVIDE PCPS WITH ANOTHER AVENUE FOR INTEGRATED CARE. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED IN PRACTICES WHERE COLLABORATIVE CARE IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2021, BILHBS CONTINUED TO OVERSEE THE BILH-WIDE CENTRALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) BED MANAGEMENT, WHICH SUPPORTS INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BED CAPACITY AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO THESE BEDS, WITH THE PARALLEL GOAL OF REDUCING BOARDING BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ("EDS"). AS PART OF THE CENTRALIZED BH BED MANAGEMENT, BILH STAFF ENGAGE IN A DAILY HUDDLE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BILH HOSPITALS' EDS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS TO DISCUSS PATIENTS APPROPRIATE FOR TRANSFER TO THE UNIT. THE DAILY HUDDLES HAVE BECOME A FORUM FOR WHICH PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENT VOLUME AND BED CAPACITY ACROSS THE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS DISCHARGE PLANNING AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIFFICULT-TO-PLACE PATIENTS. SEPARATELY, IN MARCH 2021, BILHBS LAUNCHED ITS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM. THIS TEAM IS PART OF OUR CENTRAL CALL CENTER, WHICH CENTRALIZES CALLS TO BILHBS' THREE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAM (ESP) CATCHMENT AREAS REDUCING REDUNDANCIES ACROSS THE AGENCY AND STREAMLINING ALL CALLS TO ONE CENTRAL SERVICE. THIS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING BED SEARCHES FOR PATIENTS SEEN THROUGH THE ESP AND WHO ARE AWAITING AN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PLACEMENT. THIS TEAM DIRECTLY INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF CLINICIANS TO CONTINUE TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE ED AND THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS WHILE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE INPATIENT PLACEMENTS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS DECREASED RESPONSE TIME TO RESPONDING TO NEW PATIENTS IN CRISIS AND REDUCES ED BOARDING TIME FOR PATIENTS WHO CAN BE SAFELY MANAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. BILHBS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 35,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. SERVICES RANGE FROM INPATIENT TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. BILHBS OPERATES OVER 250 BEDS IN 9 FACILITIES FOR CLIENTS REQUIRING ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CARE, DETOXIFICATION AND RESIDENTIAL STEP-DOWN SERVICES. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES INCLUDED MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS IN THREE CATCHMENT AREAS AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BILHBS ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES IN 63 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS 9 POLICE DEPARTMENTS. BILHBS ALSO CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ACCESS THROUGH THE URGENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY SERVICES IN BILH'S LOWELL EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM. THIS CLINIC PROVIDES URGENT ACCESS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING A CHANGE TO THEIR MEDICATIONS. THIS SERVICE IS OFFERED 20 HOURS PER WEEK AND INCLUDES UNINSURED, MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS ANY PERSON IN NEED OF THE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THE PAYER SOURCE. BILH'S COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION ("CCS") UNITS IN LAWRENCE AND SALEM, WHICH TYPICALLY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCREASED THEIR ABILITY TO TREAT PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE CCS UNITS CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO INDUCT PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) ON BUPRENORPHINE AND ARE ALSO ABLE TO MAINTAIN PATIENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ON ANY OF THE THREE FDA APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OUD. THESE UNITS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH METHAMPHETAMINE DISORDERS AND HAVE DEVELOPED A PROTOCOL TO MANAGE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS IN THIS POPULATION. BILHBS CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE ITS TELEHEALTH PLATFORM AND CLINICAL DELIVERY THROUGH THE USE OF DIGITAL APPLICATIONS ACROSS ALL OF ITS AMBULATORY PROGRAMS. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON SPANISH-LANGUAGE ACCESS TO LAWRENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO ENSURE PATIENTS IN THIS REGION ACCESS LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE CARE. IN 2021, BILHBS IDENTIFIED IMPROVEMENT OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AS A KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITY. TO THAT END, ALL PROGRAM DIRECTORS ARE EVALUATED AGAINST THIS GOAL AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TWO PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT (PDSA) CYCLES ANNUALLY. PDSA IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED PROCESS IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK USED IN HEALTHCARE. PROGRAM DIRECTORS REVIEW PATIENT FEEDBACK TO DEVELOP PILOT INTERVENTIONS, ANALYZE THE RESULTS, AND THEN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE INTERVENTION. EXAMPLES OF OUTCOMES ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PDSA APPROACH INCLUDE ENHANCING THE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT MODEL FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTNERS (BHCP) PROGRAM; IMPROVING PATIENT EXPERIENCES AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE USE OF TELEHEALTH PLATFORMS IN BILHBS' LAWRENCE OUTPATIENT SITE, IMPROVING THE ADMISSION PROCESS IN THE BILHBS GLOUCESTER OPIOID TREATMENT CENTER, REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGES BY IMPLEMENTING A HARM REDUCTION MODEL, AND IMPROVING EXTERNAL REFERRAL EXPERIENCE AT THE BILHBS HAVERHILL OUTPATIENT AND CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVES (CBHI) PROGRAMS. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH'S COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE AS IN THE PRIOR YEAR, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH'S ("BILH") HOSPITALS AND OTHER PATIENT CARE ORGANIZATIONS EXPENDED SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ACROSS FY 2021 IN THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING COVID-19 TESTING AND TREATMENT, THE HEALTH SYSTEM INITIATED PATIENT AND STAFF VACCINATION EFFORTS IN FY 2021, REACHING OUT TO 1.3 MILLION PATIENTS USING A MULTICHANNEL, MULTILINGUAL APPROACH AND ULTIMATELY DELIVERING OVER 400,000 VACCINE DOSES. THE SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY UNDERTOOK THESE EFFORTS WHILE ALSO NAVIGATING UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES STEMMING FROM THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING ONGOING WORKFORCE DISRUPTION AND A DECLINE IN PATIENT VOLUME DUE TO THE CURTAILMENT OF ELECTIVE SERVICES AND STAFFING CHALLENGES. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SYSTEM'S PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN FY 2021 INCLUDE: STAFF TESTING, VACCINATION, AND SUPPORT IN NOVEMBER 2020, BILH IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ITS 36,000 EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO ONSITE, VOLUNTARY, AND FREE-OF-CHARGE COVID-19 PCR TESTING, EVEN IF THEY HAD NO KNOWN EXPOSURE OR SYMPTOMS. IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO CONTAIN COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19, THIS EFFORT BOOSTED BILH STAFF MORALE AND CONFIDENCE DURING THIS CHALLENGING PERIOD. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C: | IN DECEMBER 2020, BILH STOOD UP STAFF VACCINATION SITES AT ITS LOCAL HOSPITALS, ULTIMATELY DELIVERING 70,000 VACCINE DOSES TO ITS WORKFORCE IN FY 2021. THE SYSTEM TOOK PROGRESSIVE MEASURES AROUND EMPLOYEE PAID TIME OFF TO SUPPORT VACCINATION EFFORTS AS WELL AS FAMILY CARE NEEDS AND TIME MISSED DUE TO COVID-19 ILLNESS OR TESTING. IN THE SUMMER OF 2021, BILH COMMUNICATED THAT COVID-19 AND FLU VACCINE WOULD BE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT; THE COVID-19 VACCINATION DEADLINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 31, 2021. BILH OPERATIONALIZED A CENTRALIZED CALL CENTER TO SUPPORT STAFF WITH SYMPTOM REPORTING, COVID-19 TESTING, AND RETURN-TO-WORK PROCESSES. THE CALL CENTER ENSURED CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION FOR A WORKFORCE SPREAD THROUGHOUT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. AT ITS PEAK, THE CENTRALIZED CALL CENTER HANDLED OVER 1,000 PHONE CALLS PER DAY. PATIENT VACCINATION NEARLY IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING VACCINE SUPPLY THAT COULD BE USED FOR PATIENTS, BILH OPENED AND OPERATED 10 VACCINE ADMINISTRATION SITES ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE LOCATIONS WERE SELECTED BASED ON SEVERAL CRITERIA, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO HARD-HIT COMMUNITIES AND EASE OF ACCESS IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOGISTICAL FEAT IN LIGHT OF THE SHIFTING FORECASTS IN VACCINE SUPPLY AND SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED FOR THE PFIZER VACCINE. BILH DEVELOPED ITS OWN VACCINATION SCHEDULING TOOL, COVAX, TO SUPPORT STAFF AND PATIENT VACCINATION EFFORTS. THIS TOOL ENABLED BILH TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATION BASED ON STATE GUIDELINES, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, AND TRACK VACCINATION ACTIVITY. BILH LED A TARGETED CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT HEALTH EQUITY BY PRIORITIZING FOR VACCINATION BILH PATIENTS WHO RESIDED IN A COMMUNITY OR TOWN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AMONG THE HIGHEST CUMULATIVE INCIDENCE OF COVID-19 WITHIN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. BILH ALSO COORDINATED WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE THEIR PATIENTS WITH PRIORITY ACCESS TO VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS. DUE TO THESE EFFORTS, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS CARE ORGANIZATION ("BIDCO"), AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION ("ACO") WITHIN BILH, HAD THE HIGHEST COVID-19 VACCINATION RATE FOR MEDICAID MEMBERS AMONG ALL MEDICAID ACOS IN THE STATE. BILH ESTABLISHED THE COVID-19 HEALTH EQUITY ADVISORY COUNCIL ("THE COUNCIL") WITH A GOAL TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AND OTHER SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. ITS MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED KEY BILH STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS. AS PART OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY, THE COUNCIL REVIEWED THE SYSTEM'S VACCINE ROLLOUT STRATEGY, INCLUDING THE PATIENT PRIORITIZATION AND SCHEDULING STRATEGY, CALL CENTER MODEL, VACCINE SITE LOCATION AND OPERATING MODEL, AND STAFF RESOURCES TO HELP COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE WITH PATIENTS ABOUT VACCINE INFORMATION, CONCERNS, AND HESITANCY. TESTING IN FY 2021, BILH PERFORMED OVER 600,000 COVID-19 TESTS ACROSS ITS 10 HOSPITAL LABORATORIES FOR PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL, AND OTHER PARTNERS, SUCH AS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. IN JANUARY 2021, LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER BEGAN TESTING ON HIGH-THROUGHPUT THERMO FISHER INSTRUMENTS, GREATLY INCREASING THE SYSTEM'S CAPACITY FOR SAME-DAY TEST RESULTS. THESE INSTRUMENTS ALSO PROVIDED BACK-UP CAPACITY FOR OTHER LABS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WERE EXPERIENCING HIGH VOLUME. THE THERMO FISHER INSTRUMENTS ADDED THE ABILITY TO RAPIDLY DETECT POTENTIAL COVID-19 VARIANTS (S-GENE DROPOUTS), A PROCESS PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE LABORATORY. EVENTUALLY, BILH IMPLEMENTED SPECIFIC VARIANT PCR (POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION) TESTING OF PATIENT SPECIMENS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC VARIANTS AND BETTER GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF INFECTION PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPROPRIATE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT SELECTION. THE SYSTEM MAINTAINED EIGHT DRIVE-THROUGH COVID-19 TESTING SITES ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TO ENABLE EASY ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF, INCLUDING A STATE-SPONSORED "STOP THE SPREAD" SITE IN CHELSEA, MA. BILH PRIMARY CARE MADE POINT-OF-CARE COVID-19 TESTING AVAILABLE TO ITS PATIENTS IN APPROXIMATELY 20 PRACTICE SITES (25% OF TOTAL SITES) SPREAD THROUGHOUT BILH'S SERVICE AREA. INFECTION PREVENTION AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT EFFORTS THROUGHOUT FY 2021, BILH INFECTION PREVENTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN STAFF CONTINUED TO PARTNER ON PROCURING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ("PPE") AND OTHER RELATED SUPPLIES AND REPLENISHING BILH'S PANDEMIC SUPPLY WAREHOUSE. THIS ENSURED THE SYSTEM HAD AT LEAST 90 DAYS OF INVENTORY ON HAND FOR THE HIGHEST-UTILIZED PRODUCTS, SUCH AS GLOVES, GOWNS, FACEMASKS, AND EYE AND FACE SHIELDS. IN FY 2021, BILH SUPPLY CHAIN AND INFECTION PREVENTION COORDINATED A RESPIRATOR (N95 OR EQUIVALENT) FIT TESTING PROGRAM WITH A VENDOR TO FIT TEST MORE THAN 20,000 BILH EMPLOYEES TO BOTH DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE RESPIRATORS. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM INCORPORATING REUSABLE RESPIRATORS ENSURED THAT BILH STAFF WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO FLUCTUATIONS IN SUPPLY CHAIN DURING FUTURE WAVES OF COVID-19 OR OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRAL ILLNESSES AND MITIGATED WASTE RELATED TO DISPOSABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. THROUGHOUT FY 2021, BILH INFECTION PREVENTION DEVELOPED AND UPDATED CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE INCLUDING POLICIES, TOOLS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19. FOR EXAMPLE, BILH INFECTION PREVENTION DEVELOPED STAFF EDUCATION ON COVID-19 PREVENTION TO MEET THE OSHA COVID-19 EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD FOR USE BY ALL HOSPITAL/BUSINESS UNITS; CREATED SCREENING TOOLS FOR USE AT ALL POINTS OF ENTRY FOR PATIENTS AND VISITORS AND UPDATED CRITERIA AS NEEDED BASED ON LOCAL AND NATIONAL GUIDANCE; AND, UPDATED POLICIES FOR PREOPERATIVE AND PRE-PROCEDURAL TESTING AND PPE. TREATMENT BILH HOSPITALS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO ADMITTED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19, USING TREATMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR USE AT THE TIME. LEADERS ACROSS BILH HOSPITALS CONTINUED TO MEET AND SHARE INFORMATION TO ALLOW FOR APPROPRIATE RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND LOAD BALANCING TO ENSURE BILH WAS ABLE TO MEET PATIENT DEMAND. IN FY 2021, BILH BEGAN TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO AMBULATORY PATIENTS COVID-19 THERAPEUTICS (INTRAVENOUS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND REMDESEVIR) AND PROPHYLAXIS (EVUSHELD), WITH THESE EFFORTS EXPANDING ACROSS 2022. SAFETY NET AFFILIATE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON ITS SAFETY NET AFFILIATES ("SNAS"), BILH INCLUDED ITS SNAS IN DAILY HUDDLES AND INCIDENT COMMAND MEETINGS. THESE COLLABORATIVE FORUMS ENABLED BILH TO PROVIDE TARGETED, CONSISTENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS ON PATIENT TRANSFER AVAILABILITY AND BED CAPACITY ACROSS BILH. THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY THE PANDEMIC, BILH DONATED $410,000 TO COMMUNITY GROUPS LOCATED IN BROCKTON AND $600,000 TO THE CITY OF CHELSEA TO AID IN ADDRESSING PROBLEMS CREATED OR EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR EVICTED PATRONS AND FOOD INSECURITY DUE TO LOSS OF INCOME. UNDERPINNING THESE MANY INITIATIVES WERE VARIOUS MULTI-ENTITY, INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEES AND DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT BILH WAS PROACTIVELY MONITORING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE PANDEMIC AND NIMBLY PLANNING THE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S EFFORTS SPANNED THE CLINICAL CARE CONTINUUM, FROM PRIMARY CARE TO POST-ACUTE CARE, AS WELL AS BOTH CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND NURSING TO HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFORMATION SERVICES. BILH SUCCESSFULLY MARSHALLED ITS RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE PRIMA. |
| PART III | IN ADDITION, AS NOTED FURTHER BELOW, THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES ENGAGED IN SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN THE PRIMARY CARE AND OTHER HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES FOR THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. |
| PART IV, LINE 12: | THE BOSTON, MA OFFICE OF KPMG ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH), AND THE ENTITIES FOR WHICH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS SOLE MEMBER DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC), NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION (NBHC) AND ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL). EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY IN TURN SERVE AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF AFFILIATES, AND WHOSE ACCOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BILH AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP), THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. |
| PART V, QUESTION 7G: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8899. |
| PART V, QUESTION 7H: | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES OR OTHER VEHICLES AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 1098-C. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC), NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION (NBHC) AND ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL). EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY HAVE, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. IN ADDITION, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP) IS THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BIDMC AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. FOR THIS SAME PERIOD HMFP SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (APHMFP) AS WELL AS SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ENTITIES. TWO OR MORE OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN THIS FORM 990 PART VII HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF SITTING ON ONE OR MORE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OR BY SERVING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS NOTED ABOVE. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS PROVIDED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE J. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICE, THE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | A MAJORITY OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S BOARD SERVE IN THEIR POSITION EX-OFFICIO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, THE MEMBER OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. HAS THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS, AS DESIGNATED IN MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.'S BYLAWS: - THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO APPROVE ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. AS WELL AS THE POWER TO APPROVE THE OVERALL STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLANS FOR MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC CONSISTENT WITH THE STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLANS OF THE MEMBER. IN ADDITION, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE MEMBER ALSO APPROVES ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET VARIANCES OF OVER $500,000 PER FISCAL YEAR; - TO APPROVE ANY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE NOT REFLECTED IN AN APPROVED CAPITAL BUDGET PROVIDED THAT THE PRESIDENT MAY APPROVE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES NOT REFLECTED IN AN APPROVED CAPITAL BUDGET TO THE EXTENT (IF ANY) APPROVED BY THE MEMBER PURSUANT TO A STANDING AUTHORIZATION AS REFLECTED IN A BOARD RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE MEMBER; - TO APPROVE THE BORROWING OF, OR INCURRENCE OF DEBT IN, ANY AMOUNT OTHER THAN (A) FOR PURPOSES OF SECURING WORKING CAPITAL FROM A LENDER WHICH SHALL HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE MEMBER AND PURSUANT TO THEN EXISTING LOAN DOCUMENTATION CONTAINING THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUCH BORROWING WHICH SHALL HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE MEMBER, AND (B) DEBT INCURRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS WHICH IS ANTICIPATED IN AND CONSISTENT WITH THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OR A CAPITAL BUDGET WHICH SHALL HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE MEMBER FOR THE YEAR IN WHICH INCURRED; - TO SELECT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE AND RISK COMMITTEE OF THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE AND RISK OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC., AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO EXAMINE THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.; - TO APPROVE THE CREATION, ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL OF ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED CORPORATION, OR THE ENTERING INTO OF ANY JOINT VENTURE OR OTHER PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT BY MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.; - TO APPROVE ANY VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY, OR THE SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY; - TO APPROVE THE ELECTION OF ELECTED DIRECTORS, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC, THE REMOVAL OF ANY ELECTED DIRECTOR OR THE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC, AND THE FILLING OF VACANCIES IN BOARD SEATS HELD BY ELECTED DIRECTORS OR IN THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT; - TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL OF THE MANAGED CARE CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC, CONTRACTS INCLUDING MATERIAL EXCLUSIVITY OR NON-COMPETITION PROVISIONS, AND ANY MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN ANNUAL BUDGET IMPACT OF $500,000 OR MORE, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBER. THE MEMBER IS ALSO AUTHORIZED TO ACT AS MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.'S NON-EXCLUSIVE AGENT AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR PURPOSES OF NEGOTIATING AND EXECUTING MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS; - TO TAKE ACTION TO CAUSE ASSETS OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. TO BE TRANSFERRED, OTHER THAN IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF CONDUCT OF MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.'S BUSINESS, TO THE MEMBER TO ADVANCE THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE MEMBER OR OF AN AFFILIATE OF THE MEMBER; AND, - OTHER POWERS AND RIGHTS AS VESTED BY LAW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | AS NOTED IN VARIOUS DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), WHICH IS IN TURN, THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY PRIMARY CARE. THIS FORM 990 IS PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LHSS FINANCE STAFF. IN ADDITION, THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN BILH, BILHPC AND OTHER AFFILIATES TO ENSURE THAT OTHER FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. EXAMPLES OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS MAY INCLUDE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT, COMPLIANCE, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, LEGAL, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, RESEARCH AND/OR RESEARCH FINANCE. THE TAX RETURNS REVIEWED BY THE BILH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TAXATION, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY PRIMARY CARE'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DELOITTE TAX, LLP. A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY PRIMARY CARE'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SYSTEM OF AFFILIATES. ALL ENTITIES IN THE BILH NETWORK ADHERE TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN, COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ENTITY LEVEL. PURSUANT TO THESE POLICIES, ALL OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS MAINTAINED BY OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, OR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHICH MAY RESULT IN A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BILH OFFICE OF INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTERS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS ANNUALLY. BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL DISCLOSURES. DISCLOSURES FOR BILH EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BILH POLICY. A SUMMARY OF POSITIVE RESPONSES OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. IS PROVIDED TO THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.'S COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR REVIEW FINAL DETERMINATION OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT. ANY ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES ACTION UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING REVIEW BY BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. AS WELL AS THE BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICE. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE 47-2248298 PURSUANT TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD CREATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE PROHIBITED WHILE OTHER TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS ARE PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH A MANAGEMENT PLAN TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND RECUSAL, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE MINUTES. IN ADDITION AS NOTED ABOVE, THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS OUTLINE ABOVE IS JOINTLY ISSUED BY THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS FORMER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE TAX QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO GATHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE F/K/A LAHEY PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC. TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY COMPLETE FORM 990 SCHEDULE L, TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS AND FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 2, FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OFFICERS, DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES WITH BILH SERVING AS BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S SOLE MEMBER, OR IF NOT AS DIRECT SOLE MEMBER, INDIRECTLY AS THE MEMBER IN ITS CAPACITY AS PARENT OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. IN THIS ROLE BILH MAINTAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTITIES WHICH COMPRISED THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK AND TO THAT END, BILH HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE 47-2248298 NOTED BELOW, COMPENSATION REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 FOR BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS SET BY THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR SETTING COMPENSATION IS BELOW. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES INCLUDING THE BILH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT BILH AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES, IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. FOR SOME CATEGORIES OF POSITIONS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND TARGETS AS A GROUP, RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL. COMPENSATION FOR THE BILH CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE BILH CEO. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE 47-2248298 THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE BILH CEO VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, AS REQUIRED BY THIS FORM 990 AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, COMPENSATION REPORTED HEREIN IS CALENDAR YEAR 2019 COMPENSATION. PRIOR TO THE MARCH 1, 2019 BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S EMPLOYEES MAY HAVE RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM ANOTHER ENTITY WITHIN THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. ON BEHALF OF ALL MEMBERS OF LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (LHS), LHS MAINTAINED A PROCESS WHICH CONTAINED THE SAME PROCEDURES AS NOTED ABOVE FOR BILH AND EACH OF THOSE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEES MAINTAINED PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION, AND THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR EACH ENTITY WAS SENT TO THE APPLICABLE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AFTER DELIBERATIONS BY THE ENTITY'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH TAX DEPARTMENT 109 BROOKLINE AVENUE, SUITE 300 BOSTON, MA 02215 |
| PART VI, LINE 15 | AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES WITH BILH SERVING AS BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S SOLE MEMBER, OR IF NOT AS DIRECT SOLE MEMBER, INDIRECTLY AS THE MEMBER IN ITS CAPACITY AS PARENT OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. IN THIS ROLE BILH MAINTAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTITIES WHICH COMPRISED THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK AND TO THAT END, BILH HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW, COMPENSATION REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 FOR BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS SET BY THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR SETTING COMPENSATION IS BELOW. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES INCLUDING THE BILH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT BILH AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES, IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. FOR SOME CATEGORIES OF POSITIONS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND TARGETS AS A GROUP, RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL. COMPENSATION FOR THE BILH CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE BILH CEO. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE BILH CEO VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, AS REQUIRED BY THIS FORM 990 AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, COMPENSATION REPORTED HEREIN IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. PRIOR TO THE MARCH 1, 2019 BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE'S EMPLOYEES MAY HAVE RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM ANOTHER ENTITY WITHIN THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. ON BEHALF OF ALL MEMBERS OF LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (LHS), LHS MAINTAINED A PROCESS WHICH CONTAINED THE SAME PROCEDURES AS NOTED ABOVE FOR BILH AND EACH OF THOSE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEES MAINTAINED PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION, AND THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR EACH ENTITY WAS SENT TO THE APPLICABLE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AFTER DELIBERATIONS BY THE ENTITY'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | TRANSFER OF ASSETS FROM/(TO) AFFILIATES 5,220,175. |
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