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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) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 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.).. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
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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 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE REGIONS HOSPITAL (THE HOSPITAL) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS ("HEALTHPARTNERS"). HEALTHPARTNERS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS PATIENTS, MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY. AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE AND COVERAGE, FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS, AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS "HEALTHPARTNERS". HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCLUDING INSURANCE, PATIENT CARE, ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS SERVE MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 2,000 EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, EIGHT OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 100 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SERVING MORE THAN 1.34 MILLION PATIENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACT WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS, AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO SERVE PLAN MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND SHARE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND COLLABORATE IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. AMONG HEALTHPARTNERS' SIGNATURE INITIATIVES ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, ENABLING MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES BASED ON COORDINATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES), MENTAL HEALTH (REDUCING STIGMA, AND ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS), CHILDREN'S HEALTH (IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH BY PROMOTING EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FAMILY CENTERED CARE, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES), EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM (ADDRESSING HEALTH EQUITY, ELIMINATING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, INCREASING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR WORKPLACES, BUILDING AN ANTI-RACIST CULTURE, AND DEEPENING OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL HUMILITY) AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY. HPI IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4). HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ALL OF WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3): THE HOSPITAL (A FULL SERVICE HOSPITAL AND LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER), REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, LAKEVIEW HEALTH (WHICH IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC. AND STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP), AND, RH-WISCONSIN, INC., A WISCONSIN NON-STOCK CORPORATION. RH-WISCONSIN, TOGETHER WITH GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (A STAFF MODEL HMO), ARE THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBERS OF THREE TAX-EXEMPT WISCONSIN HOSPITALS - HUDSON HOSPITAL, INC., WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, INC., AND AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. THE HOSPITAL, A LEADING FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL PROVIDING OUTSTANDING MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE, HAS SERVED THE TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING REGION FOR OVER 140 YEARS. THE MISSION OF THE HOSPITAL IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ITS PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE. THE HOSPITAL IS THE SECOND LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITY CARE IN MINNESOTA AND IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. BENEFITS TO PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY IN 2023 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: THE HOSPITAL IS THE PRIMARY "SAFETY NET" HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN THE EAST METRO. IN 2023 ALONE, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED $50.2 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE CHARGES ($20.9 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE COSTS) TO CARE FOR 31,942 PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR COULD NOT AFFORD CARE. CHARITY CARE REPRESENTED 2 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. OF THE 57,222 TOTAL PATIENT ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF IN 2023, 17,674 WERE PURE SELF-PAY PATIENTS WITH NO COVERAGE AND NO ABILITY TO PAY. APPROXIMATELY 14 PERCENT OF THESE SELF-PAY PATIENTS WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24. THE REMAINING 39,548 PATIENTS HAD SOME COVERAGE BUT WERE UNABLE TO PAY THE "PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY" PORTION OF THEIR BILL. THE HOSPITAL DEFINES CHARITY CARE AS THE COST OF CARE DELIVERED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE WILLING, BUT UNABLE, TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. THIS INCLUDES PATIENTS WHOSE CHARGES ARE FORGIVEN OR REDUCED BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO PAY, PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY THE BALANCE LEFT BY A THIRD-PARTY PAYER, AND PATIENTS FOR WHOM UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR SPECIAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WARRANT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING NEEDED SERVICES EVEN AT A FINANCIAL LOSS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2023, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY SERVICES TO SELF-PAY PATIENTS TOTALING $40.4 MILLION IN CHARGES. APPROXIMATELY $12.7 MILLION OF THESE CHARGES WERE WRITTEN OFF BY THE HOSPITAL AT A NET LOSS. REGIONS PAID $16.1 MILLION IN 2023 IN MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE TAXES, EQUAL TO 1.7 PERCENT OF ITS NET REVENUE FROM PATIENT CARE SERVICES. THE FUNDS RAISED BY THIS TAX ARE EARMARKED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR MINNESOTANS WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO FULLY PAY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED MEANS TESTED HEALTH CARE: THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES, TO MANY MEDICARE, MEDICAID, SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE), AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM PATIENTS. IN 2023, PATIENTS FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS CONSTITUTED 45.1 PERCENT OF REGIONS' CHARGES, PATIENTS FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR CONSTITUTED 21.7 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S CHARGES, AND CHARITY CASES WERE 2.4 PERCENT OF CHARGES. ONLY 30.8 PERCENT OF CHARGES WERE FOR COMMERCIAL PATIENTS. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE HOSPITAL'S REIMBURSEMENT COMES FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, THESE PROGRAMS OFTEN DO NOT COMPENSATE HOSPITALS FOR THE FULL COST OF PROVIDING CARE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES EQUITABLE CARE: HEALTHPARTNERS AND THE HOSPITAL SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECT DATA ON RACE, ETHNICITY, AND LANGUAGE PREFERENCES DIRECTLY FROM PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, ALL OF THEM VOLUNTARY. DATA IS USED TO CONTINUALLY MONITOR THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY RACE AND LANGUAGE TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED HEALTH DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT, OUTCOMES, AND SERVICE. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING DISPARITY DATA LIES WITH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY REGIONS HEALTH EQUITY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS WITH LEADERS IN OUR QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENTS. THE COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON: 1. WORKING WITH LEADERS TO INCLUDE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION GOALS INTO THEIR ANNUAL PLANS. 2. ADDRESSING DISPARITIES BY RACE IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE. 3. ACTIVELY ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 4. MAINTAINING REDUCTION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN DUAL ELIGIBLE READMISSIONS. 5. INCREASING AWARENESS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM THROUGH AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION PLAN 6. INTEGRATING MEDICAL RESIDENTS INTO REGIONS' STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES. FINANCIAL COUNSELING: TO SECURE ACCESS TO ONGOING MEDICAL CARE, AND TO MITIGATE CHARITY CARE WRITE-OFFS, THE HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED A FINANCIAL COUNSELING PROGRAM IN 1995. SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL TO INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND REGIONS-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS. IN 2023, THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYED, 15 PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS (PFC), 19 REGISTRATION FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS (RFS), TWO FINANCIAL COUNSELING TEAM LEADS AND A RAMSEY COUNTY WORKER DEDICATED TO HELP PATIENTS ENROLL IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR FIND OTHER SOURCES OF COVERAGE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PFCS AND RFSS CAN SCREEN PATIENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND OFFER ASSISTANCE COMPLETING APPLICATIONS WITH MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, THE HOSPITAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE/CHARITY CARE APPLICATIONS, AND SETTING UP PAYMENT PLANS. THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL COUNSELING 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WHILE THE INPATIENT UNITS DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE COUNSELING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. CLINIC-BASED FINANCIAL COUNSELING IS ALSO AVAILABLE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. IN 2014, PFSS AND RFSS WERE ALSO ENROLLED AS CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS WITH THE MNSURE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, ALLOWING THEM THE ABILITY TO FURTHER ASSIST IN ENROLLING IN MINNESOTA MA, MINNESOTACARE AND QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS VIA THE STATE INSURANCE EXCHANGE. IN 2023 WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS STATUS WITH ALL STAFF AND CONTINUE TO ONBOARD NEW PFC'S AND RFS'S WITH THIS CERTIFICATION. IN LATE 2016 THE HOSPITAL ALSO STARTED PARTICIPATING AS A MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY PROVIDER. THIS MEANT THE REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING STAFF COMPLETED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON SCREENING INDIVIDUALS FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY, WHICH PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH A TEMPORARY FORM OF MEDICAID ON DATE OF SERVICE. IN 2023 THE HOSPITAL COMPLETED 272 PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY APPLICATIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH NO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. DESPITE PPE CHALLENGES AND NAVIGATING VARIOUS CHANGES IN OPERATIONAL WORKFLOWS DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, IN 2023 PFCS AND RFSS COMPLETED 2,273 APPLICATIONS, SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLING 1,695 INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. THIS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $3.2 MILLION TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CARE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED CHARITY CARE. FOR 2023, THE MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS APPLICATION BREAKDOWN WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS, 347 APPLICATIONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY OPENED; FOR INPATIENT UNITS, 1,348 APPLICATIONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY OPENED. WE ANTICIPATE HIGHER VOLUMES IN 2024 NOW THAT THE PHE (PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY) HAS ENDED AND PATIENTS WILL HAVE TO RENEW COVERAGES -- WHICH MEANS AN INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS BEING COMPLETED. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: THE HOSPITAL IS A LEADER IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE EAST METRO. WORKING AT THE ONLY LEVEL 1 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN THE EAST METRO, THE HOSPITAL STAFF ARE PREPARED FOR ANY SITUATION THAT MAY ARISE AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS TO ENSURE THAT PLANNING AND RESPONSE PLANS ARE INTEGRATED. PHYSICIANS FROM THE HOSPITAL EMS PROVIDE MEDICAL DIRECTION TO MANY FIRST RESPONSE AGENCIES IN THE EAST METRO FROM THE LARGE, URBAN ST. PAUL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE MORE RURAL, VOLUNTEER ST. CROIX VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN AFTON, MN. THE HOSPITAL'S PARTICIPATION IN AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OVERALL PLAN OF SUSTAINABILITY. THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS PROVIDE CONSULTATION TO EMS SERVICES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA VIA THE EAST METRO MEDICAL RESOURCE CONTROL CENTER (EMRCC). THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MN DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY SERVES AS THE FLIGHT CONTROL CENTER FOR AMBULANCES INBOUND TO EDS THROUGHOUT THE METRO REGION OF MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING EMS CREWS WITH PHYSICIAN CONSULTATION, EMRCC IS TASKED WITH DEPLOYING FEDERAL CHEMPACK ASSETS IN THE EVENT OF A NERVE AGENT RELEASE, DISTRIBUTING AMBULANCES IN THE EVENT OF A MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT AND PROVIDING REAL TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF EVOLVING CLINICAL TRENDS. THE LATTER FUNCTION HAS LED TO THE RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF CLUSTERS OF DRUG OVERDOSES LATER LINKED TO SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS. IN THESE CASES, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH LED TO NEWS RELEASES TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE ACUTE RISK TO MITIGATE FURTHER CITIZEN HARM. THE HOSPITAL HAS A DECONTAMINATION SITE READY TO HANDLE ANY MAJOR EVENT. THE HOSPITAL CAN DECONTAMINATE UP TO 10 AMBULATORY AND FIVE NON-AMBULATORY PATIENTS IN THE EVENT OF BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, OR NUCLEAR INCIDENTS AND IS COMPLETELY COMPLIANT WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. OUR CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION CAPABILITIES ARE TESTED ANNUALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MASS CASUALTY DRILL THAT INVOLVES OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES. WE ARE ALSO THE DESIGNATED TRAUMA CENTER FOR RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES ARISING FROM XCEL'S PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND OUR ABILITY TO TREAT THIS UNIQUE POPULATION IS VERIFIED IN PERSON EVERY TWO YEARS BY MINNESOTA HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL COMPACT, ALONG WITH 31 OTHER TWIN CITIES HOSPITALS. THE HOSPITAL HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY WIDE PLANNING TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT HEALTH CARE AND ESTABLISH INTERFACING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING CITY AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS. A SPECIFIC RECENT EXAMPLE OF OUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS REALM WAS THE HOSPITAL'S ABILITY TO COORDINATE A METRO WIDE ELIMINATION OF AMBULANCE DIVERT AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL COLLABORATES WITH CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO PLAN APPROPRIATELY FOR PANDEMIC EVENTS. THE HOSPITAL IS A DESIGNATED CLOSED POD DISPENSING (CPD) SITE. A CPD IS AN ANTIBIOTIC DISPENSING SITE FOR ANTHRAX PROPHYLAXIS WHEN THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE THREAT OR KNOWN EXPOSURE TO THE PUBLIC. THE HOSPITAL SET UP ITS INCIDENT COMMAND STRUCTURE IN MARCH OF 2020 IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 TO HELP NAVIGATE THE COORDINATION OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE RESPONSE PLANS. THE PANDEMIC CAUSED SEVERE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, STAFFING AND SPACE CHALLENGES, AND HIGH BED CAPACITY AT ALL HOSPITALS WITHIN THE STATE. THE INCIDENT COMMAND TEAM WAS COMMITTED TO ALL FOUR PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (PLANNING, RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND MITIGATION) AND PROVIDING CONTINUITY OF EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO OUR PATIENTS. MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE: THE MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE (EXCHANGE) IS A COLLABORATION AMONG MANY MINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS) TO SHARE TRANSLATED HEALTH MATERIALS AND INFORMATION TO MEET THE HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. THE HOSPITAL WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE EXCHANGE IN 2001. MEMBERS OF THE EXCHANGE CONTRIBUTE MATERIALS TRANSLATED BY THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE EXCHANGE WEBSITE (WWW.HEALTH-EXCHANGE.NET), WHERE ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CAN DOWNLOAD THEM FOR USE WITH THEIR CLIENTS AND PATIENTS. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH FOR ALL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION: THE HOSPITAL IS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA, TRAINING FELLOW AND RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, AS WELL AS MEDICAL AND ADVANCED PRACTICE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL AND HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE, THE HOSPITAL TRAINS MORE THAN 600 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS (160 FTES) FROM 30 DIFFERENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. AREAS OF RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING INCLUDED: ANESTHESIA, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY, HAND SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES (SUCH AS GASTROENTEROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, ETC.), NEUROLOGY, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, PLASTIC SURGERY, SURGERY AND UROLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE FACULTY FROM THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS TEACH AND SUPPORT 300+ MEDICAL STUDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND 200+ NURSE PRACTITIONER AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS. RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND STUDENTS PROVIDED CARE IN MANY HIGH-INTENSITY AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INTENSIVE CARE, SURGICAL SUITES AND MEDICAL PATIENT UNITS. THEY PROVIDE CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED TO MEDICAL RESEARCH, QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVES, AND THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT SUSTAINS THE HOSPITAL'S AND HEALTHPARTNERS' CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO CARE. THE OFFICE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (OHPE) AT THE HOSPITAL, A BRANCH OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE, MANAGES ALL MEDICAL AND ADVANCED PRACTICE STUDENT AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM, INCLUDING MANAGING TRAINING CONTRACTS AND INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS, AND FACILITATING CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS FOR MANY PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OHPE ALSO OVERSEES AND ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) AND COUNCIL OF PODIATRIC MEDICAL EDUCATION (CPME). OHPE FURTHER ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND MANAGES ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GME TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT THE VARIOUS CLINICS AND HOSPITALS IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS): THE HOSPITAL EMS DELIVERS 24-HOUR MEDICAL DIRECTION AND CONSULTATION TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF PRE-HOSPITAL PROVIDERS IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ONE UNIQUE WAY IS BY PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZED RESOURCE DIRECTORY. THIS DIRECTORY INCLUDES BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND STATE REGULATIONS, ALONG WITH A CUSTOMIZED MEDICAL DIRECTION PLAN FOR EACH ORGANIZATION BASED ON ITS LOCAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY REPRESENTS 18 SERVICES WITH 1,500 PROVIDERS, INCLUDING RURAL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, URBAN PARAMEDICS, AND SUBURBAN PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC AND HOSPITAL@HOME: THE HOSPITAL HAS A COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PATIENTS IN THEIR HOME AFTER A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL, AND TO SERVE OUR GROWING HOSPITAL@HOME PROGRAM. THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC, UNDER THE ORDERS OF A PHYSICIAN, WILL MAKE ONE OR MORE HOME VISITS TO PROVIDE ACUTE MEDICAL CARE, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, LAB SAMPLE COLLECTION, PATIENT EDUCATION, AND PREVENT UNNECESSARY HOSPITAL READMISSIONS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RETURN VISITS. THESE HOME VISITS ALSO INCLUDE PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS, MEDICATION RECONCILIATION, EDUCATION, HOME SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CARE RESOURCES. IN 2023, THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM SERVED 444 PATIENTS, OF WHICH 174 WERE ADMITTED TO OUR HOSPITAL@HOME PROGRAM. THE TEAM COMPLETED 1,196 HOME VISITS IN TOTAL. MUCH OF THE PROGRESS EXPERIENCED BY THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM IN 2023 RESULTED FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROBUST HOSPITAL@HOME PROGRAM. LIFE LINK III: THE HOSPITAL IS A CORPORATE MEMBER (ALONG WITH NINE OTHER LOCAL AND/OR REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS) OF LIFE LINK III, A CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT SERVICE THAT PROVIDES HELICOPTER AND AIRPLANE OPTIONS TO THE MOST SEVERELY ILL AND INJURED TRAUMA PATIENTS. BY COLLABORATING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND GREATER REGION, THESE AREA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AVOID DUPLICATION OF EXPENSIVE AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES, THEREBY REDUCING THE COST OF HEALTH CARE. EAST MEDICAL RESOURCE CONTROL CENTER (EMRCC): EMRCC SERVES AS THE ONLINE TRIAGE LIAISON BETWEEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) AMBULANCE CREWS AND DESTINATION HOSPITALS. EMRCC PROVIDES MEDICAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS TO AMBULANCE SERVICES AND PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS IN THE EAST METRO COUNTIES OF DAKOTA, RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON IN MINNESOTA AND AREAS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. EMRCC IS IN CONTACT WITH METRO AREA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ITSELF IS IN THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CENTER. EMRCC STAFF PROVIDES AMBULANCE PERSONNEL WITH A SINGLE CONTACT POINT FOR RELAYING PATIENT INFORMATION, AN EMS GUIDELINE RESOURCE, SYSTEM HOSPITAL DIVERSION INFORMATION AND MEDICAL RESOURCE ACCESS, COORDINATION OF MASS CASUALTIES, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) AND EMS CALL DATA COLLECTION. GIVEN ITS CRISIS PLANNING AND ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH SIMILAR AGENCIES AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, THE EMRCC WAS ABLE TO REACT WELL TO BOTH THE PANDEMIC AND CIVIL UNREST. AS A RECOGNIZED VITAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE, THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINED SUPPORT FOR THE EMRCC AFTER STATE FUNDING WAS DISCONTINUED. IN 2023, THE EMRCC RESPONDED TO 93,329 TELEPHONE AND RADIO CALLS. BURN AND TRAUMA SERVICES: THE HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY EAST METRO LEVEL I ADULT AND LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, AND ONE OF TWO VERIFIED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC BURN CENTERS IN THE STATE. THE TRAUMA PROGRAM TRACKS BURN AND TRAUMA-RELATED INJURIES FOR EACH SPECIFIC REGISTRY USED FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING. THE BURN CENTER AND THE TRAUMA CENTER ARE EACH VERIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, AS A LEVEL I ADULT TRAUMA CENTER AND A LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER AND THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION AS A VERIFIED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC BURN CENTER. THE HOSPITAL BURN CENTER PROVIDES REGIONAL BURN CARE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. IT HAS PROVEN SUCCESS WITH ITS TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR INITIAL AND ON-GOING CARE. THIS SERVICE IMMEDIATELY ASSISTS RURAL PHYSICIANS MANAGING AN UNCOMMON EMERGENCY - THE CRITICALLY INJURED BURN PATIENT PRIOR TO TRANSFERRING THE PATIENT TO THE BURN CENTER. WHEN THE PATIENT RETURNS TO THEIR COMMUNITY, SOMETIMES FOLLOW-UP CARE CAN BE MANAGED VIA TELEMEDICINE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THIS LEADS TO A REDUCTION IN TIME, EXPENSE AND ANXIETY FOR THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY. MINNESOTA STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM: THE HOSPITAL IS REPRESENTED ON THE MINNESOTA STATE TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL (STAC). DR. MICHAEL MCGONIGAL, FORMER DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA SERVICES, SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF STAC. THE HOSPITAL STAFF PARTICIPATED IN SUBCOMMITTEES ASSOCIATED WITH STAC, INCLUDING THE LEVEL I AND II TRAUMA PROGRAM MANAGER GROUP (TRACY LARSEN AND HEIDI ALTAMIRANO, CHAIR). TRAUMA LEADERSHIP PROVIDES A CONSULTATIVE ROLE TO HOSPITALS IN MINNESOTA BY HELPING THEM PREPARE FOR THEIR STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM HOSPITAL VERIFICATION SITE REVIEWS. THIS IS A SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE FACILITIES AT NO COST. IN ADDITION, THE DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA AND BURN PROGRAMS, AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM MANAGER CONDUCT STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM HOSPITAL SITE VISITS FOR TRAUMA DESIGNATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES REPRESENTATION ON THE MINNESOTA - METRO REGION TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT REPORTS TO STAC. MINNESOTA METRO REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC): THE MN-METRO RTAC SYSTEM COORDINATES WITH THE METRO AREAS' ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS TO TREAT SEVERE TRAUMA PATIENTS FROM RAMSEY, WASHINGTON, SCOTT, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, WRIGHT, CARVER, AND ANOKA COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. DR. PATEI IYEGHA, DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA SERVICES, THE HOSPITAL, IS A MEMBER OF THE RTAC AS IS BRIAN MYER, MD. THE DIRECTOR OF BURN AND TRAUMA (HEIDI ALTAMIRANO) ALSO PARTICIPATES ON THE RTAC GERIATRIC SUBCOMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | .WISCONSIN REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGION 1 SUBCOMMITTEE: THE HOSPITAL IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE WISCONSIN REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC), WHICH WAS CREATED TO SERVE AS THE REGIONAL TRAUMA SYSTEM FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN WISCONSIN REGION. THE SYSTEM COORDINATES WITH THE HOSPITAL AS THE AREA'S ONLY LEVEL I ADULT AND LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS TO TREAT SEVERE TRAUMA PATIENTS FROM PIERCE, POLK, AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN. TRAUMA MEDICAL LEADERSHIP PROVIDES A CONSULTATIVE ROLE TO HOSPITALS IN WISCONSIN BY HELPING THEM PREPARE FOR THEIR STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM HOSPITAL VERIFICATION SITE REVIEWS. THIS IS A SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE FACILITIES AT NO COST. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL STAFF PARTICIPATED IN TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY CONFERENCES SUCH AS LOCAL AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES, EMS, AND TRAUMA EDUCATION. SEVERAL COMMUNITY GRAND ROUND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE PROVIDED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF. REGIONS SANE PROGRAM 2023 UPDATE ON COMMUNITY BENEFITS THE HOSPITAL SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM IS A TEAM OF NURSES WHO ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AGES 13 AND OLDER. THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 BY DR. MARY CARR AND EXPANDED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ELLEN JOHNSON TO INCLUDE LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL (2011) AND THREE M HEALTH FAIRVIEW LOCATIONS; WOODWINDS, ST. JOSEPH'S, AND ST. JOHN'S (2013). RESPONSE TO ST. JOSEPH'S ENDED IN 2022 WHEN THE FACILITY CLOSED. OUR TEAM IS CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF 22 PER DIEM SANES, INCLUDING THE SUPERVISOR AND EDUCATOR, THAT PROVIDE 24/7 RESPONSE TO HOSPITALS. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM INCLUDES OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR, SUPERVISOR, AND A SANE EDUCATOR. IN 2023 WE HAD 416 EXAM RESPONSES AMONG ALL LOCATIONS. THIS WAS AN INCREASE FROM THE 397 RESPONSES WE HAD IN 2022. TWENTY-THREE OF THOSE EXAMS WERE FORENSIC SUSPECT EXAMS CONDUCTED IN COORDINATION WITH MULTIPLE RAMSEY COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. EXAMS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT: WE PARTNER CLOSELY WITH TWO COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AGENCIES TO ENSURE OUR PATIENTS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL CRISIS SUPPORT DURING AN EXAM AND HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AFTER DISCHARGE. RAMSEY COUNTY SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES (SOS) RESPONDS TO OUR TWO RAMSEY COUNTY SITES, THE HOSPITAL AND ST. JOHN'S. CANVAS HEALTH IS OUR ADVOCACY PARTNER FOR OUR WASHINGTON COUNTY SITES, LAKEVIEW AND WOODWINDS. ADVOCATES ARE AVAILABLE IN PERSON OR BY PHONE DURING THE EXAM AND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR VICTIMS AFTER THE EXAM. ELLEN JOHNSON AND ABBIE FLIEGEL CONDUCTED TWO VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE TRAININGS FOR SOS AT THE HOSPITAL AS PART OF THEIR VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION THIS PAST YEAR. SUSPECT EXAMS: THIS PROCESS REQUIRES CONTINUAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR PROGRAM AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REQUESTING AN EXAM. TO SUPPORT THIS, WE FACILITATED TWO TRAININGS IN 2023 FOR RAMSEY COUNTY SEX CRIMES INVESTIGATORS. WE CONTINUED THIS PAST YEAR WITH THE BEST-PRACTICE GUIDELINE IMPLEMENTED IN 2021 OF CONDUCTING THESE EXAMS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL. EXAMS ARE PRIMARILY DONE AT THE RAMSEY COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER (LEC) TO BEST SUPPORT OUR HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY. BENEFITS INCLUDE IMPROVED VICTIM SAFETY DURING EXAMS, SUPPORT OF THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT'S HIGH PATIENT VOLUMES, COMMUNITY SAFETY BY LIMITING TRANSPORT OF SUSPECTS BETWEEN THE LEC AND HOSPITAL, AND SUPPORT OF INVESTIGATORS' WORKFLOW AS THIS PROCESS TAKES EXTENSIVE TIME TO EXECUTE. IN ADDITION, OUR PROGRAM SUPPORTED THE TRAINING OF ALL RAMSEY COUNTY PATROL OFFICERS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ON THE MEDICAL FORENSIC EXAM DURING THREE PATROL OFFICER ACADEMIES IN 2023. THIS TRAINING WAS DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION AND RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN RAMSEY COUNTY AND IS OUTLINED AS AN IMPROVEMENT EFFORT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE DEVELOPED BY COUNTY ATTORNEY JOHN CHOI AND THE RAMSEY COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN 2018. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SANE WORKFORCE: OUR TEAM IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN SANE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND THE UNITED STATES. BELOW IS A LIST OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2023: - THE HOSPITAL COORDINATED THREE 40-HOUR SANE COURSES IN MINNESOTA. THE 40-HOUR COURSE WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH EDUCATION GUIDELINES OUTLINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC NURSES (IAFN) AND IS REQUIRED TRAINING FOR SANES TO PRACTICE WITHIN THIS ROLE. PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS COURSE FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH TWO FEDERAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES (HRSA) GRANTS AWARDED; ONE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF NURSING RE LAB AND THE OTHER TO HENNEPIN ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM'S TRAIN TO RETAIN PROGRAM. THE COURSE IS ONE OF ONLY 26 IN-PERSON TRAININGS AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. - WE HOSTED FIVE IAFN CLINICAL SKILLS LABS AT THE HOSPITAL EMS IN OAKDALE. LAB DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION WAS FACILITATED OUR STAFF. SKILLS LABS PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR NEW SANES OR SANES WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCE TO PRACTICE EXAM STEPS AND MOCK EXAM SCENARIOS WITH LIVE PATIENT TEACHING ASSISTANTS, OR MODELS. THIS 16-HOUR TRAINING WAS DEVELOPED IN 2016 AND HAS SUPPORTED SANES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN GAINING CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE WITH THE SKILL SETS NECESSARY FOR THIS UNIQUE TO THIS ROLE. IT IS JUST ONE OF 14 LOCATIONS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE U.S. TO OFFER THIS TYPE OF TRAINING. CLASS ENROLLMENT INCREASED IN 2023 AFTER THE TEN-PARTICIPANT RESTRICTION DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WAS REMOVED. REVENUE FROM HOSTING SKILLS LABS HAS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO AWARD THE SANE TEAM WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS. - IN 2022 THE HOSPITAL SANE PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF NURSING RE LAB TO DEVELOP TWO PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE FEDERAL HRSA GRANT MENTIONED ABOVE. RE LAB WAS AWARDED THE GRANT TO SUPPORT SANES PRACTICING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND/OR CARING FOR UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS. - ONE OF THE PROGRAMS IS A MENTORING OPPORTUNITY THAT PARTNERS EXPERIENCED SANES WITH SANES SEEKING SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP FOR THEIR PRACTICE, OFTEN BECAUSE THEY PRACTICE ALONE IN THEIR COMMUNITY OR HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES FOR THEIR ON-GOING TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT IS COORDINATED BY A SANE FROM THE HOSPITAL, SARAH HOFFMAN, AND FIVE OF THE NINE MENTORS INVOLVED ARE PART OF THE HOSPITAL TEAM AS WELL. - THE SECOND PROGRAM DEVELOPED IN 2022 WITH RE LAB WAS A CLINICAL RESIDENCY WHERE SANES COMPLETE A SHADOWING EXPERIENCE WITH THE HOSPITAL TEAM. THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM IS ONE OF JUST A FEW SANE RESIDENCIES AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE SOME DIDACTIC TRAINING AND ARE ON CALL FOR ANY CASES THAT OCCUR FOR UP TO 10 DAYS DURING THEIR STAY IN THE TWIN CITIES. IN 2023 WE HOSTED 11 RESIDENTS FROM AROUND THE U.S. - IN ADDITION, RE LAB HOSTS MANY IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CLINICAL SIMULATION LABS THAT OUR TEAM HAS SUPPORTED AS EXPERT CASE DEBRIEFERS AND INSTRUCTORS. THE SIMULATIONS ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSING AND ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING STUDENTS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN TRAUMA-INFORMED HISTORY TAKING AND INTERACTING WITH VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. - PARTICIPATION WITH THE BOARD OF THE MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF THE IAFN HAS BEEN CONSISTENT OVER THE YEARS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS: THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN RECYCLING, RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND WASTE REDUCTION TO BETTER THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. THE HOSPITAL HAS IMPLEMENTED MANY PROGRAMS AROUND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION BY RECYCLING LABORATORY SOLVENTS AND PREFERENTIALLY PURCHASING ITEMS THAT ARE SAFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2023, THE HOSPITAL DONATED OVER EIGHT TONS OF EQUIPMENT TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MISSION GROUPS. IN TOTAL, THE HOSPITAL RECYCLED OVER 930 TONS OF MATERIALS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO COLLECTED 936 POUNDS OF MEDICATIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MEDICINE TAKE BACK PROGRAM AND RESPONSIBLY DISPOSED OF IT. THE HOSPITAL FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO DONATED 9,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO LOCAL FOOD SHELTERS IN 2023. ADDITIONALLY, OUR COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT PRODUCED OVER 8.2 MILLION KILOWATT HOURS OF CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SAVED US OVER $234,000 ON UTILITY BILLS. THE HOSPITAL TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE WITH RESPECT TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, REMODELS, CHEMICALS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT. THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY TEAM CONTINUES TO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC GOALS AROUND REDUCTIONS IN WASTE, PAPER USAGE, AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AS WELL AS EDUCATING AND ENCOURAGING STAFF TO RECYCLE MORE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2024, THE HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED A TOP 25 AWARD AND TOP 10 CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR WASTE, GREENING THE OR, AND ENERGY FROM PRACTICE GREEN HEALTH FOR OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. NATIONAL RECOGNITION HEALTHPARTNERS WAS NAMED TO THE IBM WATSON HEALTH 15 TOP HEALTH SYSTEMS LIST. THE HOSPITAL WAS NAMED A BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. RANKED HIGH PERFORMING IN SEVEN PROCEDURES/CONDITIONS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT INCLUDING STROKE, HEART ATTACK, AND HEART & KIDNEY FAILURE. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S 2022 STROKE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT, RECEIVED FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER'S WORK IN REDUCING TIME BETWEEN EMERGENCY ROOM ARRIVAL AND START OF ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT. PRACTICE GREENHEALTH 2024 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24A | HEALTHPARTNERS INC., ALONG WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, IS JOINTLY LIABLE FOR THE TAX EXEMPT BONDS HELD BY HEALTHPARTNERS INC. UNDER A MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT. THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINTLY LIABLE GROUP, WHICH IS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE "OBLIGATED GROUP", INCLUDE PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES, PARK NICOLLET CLINIC, PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL, PNMC HOLDINGS, REGIONS HOSPITAL, PARK NICOLLET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS, GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC, HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC., AND HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY. IN ADDITION TO THE TAX EXEMPT BONDS LISTED IN THIS SCHEDULE K, THE OTHER OUTSTANDING TAX EXEMPT BONDS OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS OBLIGATED GROUP ARE REPORTED SOLELY ON THE SCHEDULE K OF REGIONS HOSPITAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HPI RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL, APPOINTS UP TO 12 MEMBERS OF THE UP TO 19 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | HPI RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL, APPROVES ACTIONS AS FOLLOWS: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS, ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLANS, UNBUDGETED SPECIAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, GUARANTEEING THE DEBT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, A LOAN OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION, DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS, DISSOLUTION, APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE HOSPITAL'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE HOSPITAL, THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THE HOSPITAL'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL MAKES AVAILABLE, TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF REGIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A PRE-MEETING PACKET, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THESE MINUTES ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE HOSPITAL BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS") BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF HEALTHPARTNERS REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS A REPORT DETAILING ANY POTENTIALLY MATERIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD. A VERBAL SUMMARY IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ENDING WITH A REMINDER TO COVERED PERSONS OF THE POLICY'S MANDATE THAT EACH PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. IF A DISCLOSED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IMPACTS AN AGENDA ITEM OR DECISION, THE COVERED PERSON WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM VOTING AND MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING INFORMATION AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE HOSPITAL'S PRESIDENT AND ITS OFFICERS ARE EMPLOYED BY EITHER GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI), PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES (PNHS), BOTH OF WHOM ARE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, OR BY THE HOSPITAL. GHI, PNHS AND THE HOSPITAL HAVE AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS. EVERY THREE YEARS, THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE "COMMITTEE"), RETAINS AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION EXPERT TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE MARKET COMPARABILITY REVIEW FOR ALL OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF TOTAL COMPENSATION: BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THIS DATA, EITHER THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REGIONS HOSPITAL OR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF GHI (THE "COMMITTEES") DETERMINE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH EMPLOYED OFFICER. IN INTERIM YEARS, GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UNDER THE COMMITTEES' DIRECTION, UPDATES CHANGES IN THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SAME INDEPENDENT STUDIES PERFORMED BY THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR THE COMMITTEE. FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED TO SET SALARY RANGES BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA SPECIFIC TO THOSE POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES EACH YEAR'S COMPENSATION RESULTS. IN ALL CASES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE AND THIS IS UPDATED AT ANY MEETING AT WHICH DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. STAFF (OTHER THAN THE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD) IS NOT IN THE ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS INPUT, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF GHI CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND, WITH REGION HOSPITAL'S BOARD APPROVAL, DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE HOSPITAL PRESIDENT. THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF GHI ALSO DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER GHI-EMPLOYED REGIONS OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS TO COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE HOSPITAL BOARD HAS DELEGATED TO THE HOSPITAL PRESIDENT THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF ALL REGIONS-EMPLOYED OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM THE HOSPITAL OR HEALTHPARTNERS. REGIONS' ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. |
| 990, PART VII, SECT A, LN 1A, COL B AVERAGE HOURS - RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS: THE COMPENSATED BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE HOSPITAL ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED BY THE HOSPITAL, GHI OR PARK NICOLLET. THE COMPENSATED BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO MULTIPLE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. REPORTED AVERAGE HOURS WORKED ARE BASED ON THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | FASB 136 ADJUSTMENT 4,511,636. CAPITAL TRANSFER 5,661,007. |
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