| PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1 |
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S (MAH OR HOSPITAL) PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF CAMBRIDGE, MA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN A PERSONABLE, CONVENIENT AND COMPASSIONATE MANNER, WITH RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ON MARCH 1, 2019, THE CAREGROUP SYSTEM OF AFFILIATES INCLUDING MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MILTON, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS NEEDHAM AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS PLYMOUTH AND NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING THE LAHEY CLINIC AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION D/B/A BEVERLY HOSPITAL, ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL AS WELL AS ENTITIES FOR WHICH THESE LISTED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS SOLE MEMBER AND ADDITIONAL AFFILIATES CAME TOGETHER TO FORM BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH). PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2019, THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND CAREGROUP PARMENTER HOME CARE AND HOSPICE WERE ALL PART OF THE CAREGROUP SYSTEM. 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 AND ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PHYSICIANS AND 35,000 EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A - INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL SERVICES |
SURGEONS IN MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S GENERAL SURGERY DIVISION USE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES COMBINED WITH ADVANCED SURGICAL EXPERTISE TO PERFORM SURGERIES THAT ARE AS MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE. MAH SURGEONS PERFORM BOTH ELECTIVE AND EMERGENT SURGERIES. ELECTIVE SURGERY INVOLVES A COMBINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES RESULTING IN PERTINENT FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PATIENT'S REFERRING PHYSICIAN. IT IS PLANNED FOR AND SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE. EMERGENT SURGERY IS MOST OFTEN THE RESULT OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AND IS MOST OFTEN REFERRED FROM AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN. IN EITHER SITUATION, MOUNT AUBURN'S SURGEONS ARE AVAILABLE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENT POSSIBLE. MAH SURGEONS FOCUS ON A DUAL MISSION OF CLINICAL CARE AND PATIENT EDUCATION. BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, IT IS ABLE TO OFFER MORE SURGICAL SERVICES THAN MOST HOSPITALS OF SIMILAR SIZE, INCLUDING NEUROSURGERY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS CONTINUAL SURGICAL RESPONSES IN ALL DISCIPLINES. MAH IS ALSO SMALL ENOUGH TO OFFER PERSONALIZED CARE THROUGHOUT A PATIENT'S SURGERY, INCLUDING PREPARATION AND RECOVERY. THE HOSPITAL IS ENRICHED BY THE ENTHUSIASM OF OUR MEDICAL RESIDENTS. ALONG WITH PRIMARY CARE (INTERNAL MEDICINE) AND GENERAL SURGERY, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL STAFFS PHYSICIANS WHO SPECIALIZE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISCIPLINES INCLUDING, ALLERGY, ANESTHESIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, DERMATOLOGY, EAR NOSE AND THROAT, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, FAMILY MEDICINE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRIC MEDICINE, HAND SURGERY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PATHOLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY, PODIATRY, PULMONARY MEDICINE, RHEUMATOLOGY, UROLOGY AND VASCULAR SURGERY. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAD 183 LICENSED MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS, AND PROVIDED INPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES TO 6,351 PATIENTS, AND INPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES TO 1,841 PATIENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III LINE 4B - OUTPATIENT SURGERY |
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL PROVIDES SAME DAY SURGICAL SERVICES IN BOTH THE MAIN OPERATING ROOM WHERE WE HAVE 10 OPERATING ROOMS AND A DEDICATED PRE-SURGICAL AREA AND (POST-ACUTE CARE UNIT) PACU AS WELL AS IN A SEPARATE SURGICAL DAY CARE AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 OPERATING ROOMS AND DEDICATED PACU SPACE. SAME DAY OUTPATIENT SURGERIES INCLUDE PROCEDURES IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: OPTHAMOLOGY, PODIATRY, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC, GYNECOLOGY, HAND, UROLOGY, ENT AND PLASTICS/COSMETICS. DURING FISCAL 2019, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL PERFORMED 6,312 SURGERIES ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C - INPATIENT OBSTETRICS / NEWBORN SERVICES |
AT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, ALL PATIENTS CAN BE ASSURED THAT AN EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF CARE AND SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR EXPECTANT AND NEW MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY. WOMEN CAN CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF HIGHLY TALENTED PROVIDERS, INCLUDING OBSTETRICIANS, NURSE-MIDWIVES AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS, ALL OF WHOM COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AS NEEDED. THESE PROVIDERS OFFER PERSONAL AND INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH LABOR AND ENCOURAGING FAMILY PARTICIPATION. THE HOSPITAL'S GOAL IS A SAFE AND HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY FOR EACH MOTHER AND BABY. MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL OFFERS GUIDANCE, OPTIONS AND A SEASONED TEAM OF PROVIDERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING INDIVIDUALIZED CARE. WOMEN WHO SEEK A MORE NATURAL APPROACH TO CHILDBIRTH ARE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED. WOMEN WHOSE PREGNANCIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE HIGH RISK, SUCH AS THOSE HAVING TWINS OR MEDICAL PROBLEMS COMPLICATING THE PREGNANCY, WILL FIND THE SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY NEED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A WOMAN DEVELOPS COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY, SHE CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE FROM HER NURSE-MIDWIFE IN ADDITION TO SEEING MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN ADDITION, MAH'S SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE INCLUDES A LEVEL II NURSERY FOR NEWBORNS WHO REQUIRE EXTRA MEDICAL ATTENTION AND MONITORING DURING THE FIRST DAYS OF LIFE. LABOR, DELIVERY AND POSTPARTUM CARE ARE ALL CENTERED AT THE BIRTHPLACE, MOUNT AUBURN'S OBSTETRICAL UNIT. AFTER DELIVERY, MOST NEW MOTHERS NEED SUPPORT FROM NURSING STAFF AND LACTATION CONSULTANTS ON INFANT CARE AND BREASTFEEDING. MOUNT AUBURN'S BIRTHPLACE IS WHERE NEW MOTHERS AND BABIES RECEIVE ALL THE ATTENTION THEY NEED. MOUNT AUBURN'S MAIN PROVIDERS INCLUDE: OBSTETRICIANS - DOCTORS WHO SPECIALIZE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH; THEY HAVE THE TRAINING TO PROVIDE THE FULL SCOPE OF OBSTETRICAL PRACTICE, INCLUDING PERFORMING CESAREAN SECTIONS NURSE-MIDWIVES - NURSES WHO SPECIALIZE IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH AND COLLABORATE WITH OBSTETRICIANS IN CASES WHERE COMPLICATIONS ARISE; NURSE-MIDWIVES SUPPORT WOMEN THROUGHOUT LABOR AND ENCOURAGE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT NURSE PRACTITIONERS - NURSES WITH SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IN OBSTETRICS WHO PRACTICE IN COLLABORATION WITH OBSTETRICIANS AND NURSE-MIDWIVES IN PROVIDING PRENATAL CARE MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS - OBSTETRICIANS WHO HAVE SPECIAL TRAINING IN THE COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAS A TALENTED NURSING STAFF IN PRENATAL/ANTENATAL TESTING, LABOR AND DELIVERY, ON THE POSTPARTUM UNIT AND IN THE NURSERY. ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO PROVIDE PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOR. IN ADDITION, NEONATOLOGISTS, WHO SPECIALIZE IN CARING FOR NEWBORNS, AND PEDIATRICIANS ARE ON SITE AROUND THE CLOCK TO CARE FOR NEWBORNS. MOUNT AUBURN ALSO OFFERS ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THEIR BABIES AT OUR HOSPITAL: FERTILITY SERVICES, INCLUDING OPTIONS, TESTING AND TREATMENT: MANY COUPLES NEED THE EXPERTISE OF A FERTILITY SPECIALIST. MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAS FERTILITY SPECIALISTS ON STAFF THAT COUNSEL COUPLES ON THE MOST CURRENT AVAILABLE OPTIONS AND DIRECT THE NECESSARY TESTING AND TREATMENT AIMED AT A HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND BIRTH. THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND OTHER PROCEDURES. HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY SPECIALISTS: A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IS AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES. IN THOSE INSTANCES, A MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST, A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, BECOMES PART OF THE TEAM AND SEES THE WOMAN ON A REGULAR BASIS. NURSERIES, CARING FOR YOUR BABY: MOST NEWBORNS SPEND MOST OF THE DAY WITH THEIR MOTHERS. WHEN NEWBORNS NEED SPECIAL CARE, THEY STAY IN THE HOSPITAL'S LEVEL II NURSERY, WHICH IS STAFFED BY NEONATOLOGISTS AND NEONATAL NURSES. BY STAYING AT MOUNT AUBURN, WHERE A PEDIATRICIAN IS ON SITE 24 HOURS A DAY, BABIES REMAIN CLOSE TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHILE A PEDIATRICIAN IS AROUND THE CORNER IF NEEDED. IN ALL PREGNANCIES, A SAFE AND HEALTHY DELIVERY FOR MOTHER AND BABY IS THE PRIORITY. THE ADDITIONAL GOAL IS TO MAKE PRENATAL CARE AND CHILDBIRTH A SMOOTH, WELL-COORDINATED EXPERIENCE. THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER AT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMFORTABLE, HOME-LIKE SETTING FOR CHILDBIRTH, WITH ALL THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. MOUNT AUBURN IS PROUD TO OFFER TOP-NOTCH PRENATAL AND ANTENATAL FACILITIES IN AN INTIMATE SETTING. BIRTH AT MOUNT AUBURN IS AN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE. THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER FEATURES A WARM, PERSONAL AND NURTURING ATMOSPHERE, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE COMFORT OF THE MOTHER BY OFFERING SPECIAL FEATURES LIKE JACUZZI TUBS, RESTAURANT-STYLE MEALS, PARTNER CHAIRS THAT RECLINE INTO BEDS FOR FATHERS OR OTHER SUPPORT PERSONS, AND ROOMS FEATURING VIEWS OF THE CHARLES RIVER AND BOSTON SKYLINE. IN CASES WHERE A CAESARIAN SECTION NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED, SURGICAL SUITES ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE LABOR AND DELIVERY AREA. A STATE-OF-THE-ART MONITORING SYSTEM ALLOWS WOMEN TO SAFELY WALK AROUND THE UNIT WHILE THEY ARE IN LABOR. AT THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BAIN BIRTHING CENTER, A PATIENT'S CHOICE IS PARAMOUNT. PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOR IS AN ISSUE THAT EACH WOMAN SHOULD EXPLORE WITH HER PROVIDER. MANY WOMEN CHOOSE TO HAVE AN EPIDURAL, BUT PROVIDERS AT MOUNT AUBURN, ESPECIALLY NURSE-MIDWIVES, ALSO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE METHODS SUCH AS PRESSURE-POINT MASSAGE, AND HYPNO-BIRTHING (SELF-HYPNOSIS DURING THE BIRTH PROCESS). WOMEN WHO SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO CHILDBIRTH ITSELF, SUCH AS A WATER BIRTH, WILL ALSO FIND NURSE-MIDWIVES TO HELP THEM WITH SUCH OPTIONS. MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL STRIVES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION; PRIVACY AND CHOICE. THE POSTPARTUM NURSING STAFF PROVIDE NEW MOTHERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE CARE AND EDUCATION. THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND NEW MOTHERS, INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES, BIRTHPLACE TOURS AND BREAST PUMP RENTALS. SERVICES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS INCLUDE STAFF INTERPRETERS, SPANISH-SPEAKING NURSE-MIDWIVES AND INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR VARIOUS LANGUAGES AND ACCESS TO 24-HOUR TELEPHONE INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 100 LANGUAGES. ONCE FAMILIES LEAVE THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER, THEY HEAD HOME KNOWING THAT THE NURSING STAFF IS AVAILABLE AFTER DISCHARGE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE ABOUT THE HEALTH OF MOTHER AND BABY 24 HOURS A DAY. LEVEL II NURSERY IF A NEWBORN NEEDS SPECIAL CARE, MOUNT AUBURN'S LEVEL II NURSERY IS EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS ANY INFANT'S CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING PREMATURITY, MEDICAL AND FEEDING DIFFICULTIES. THIS SEVEN-BED NURSERY IS STAFFED BY A HIGHLY SKILLED TEAM OF NEONATOLOGISTS AND NEONATAL NURSES WHO ARE CERTIFIED TO RESUSCITATE AND ALSO TO STABILIZE AND PREPARE CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS FOR TRANSFER TO A BOSTON-AREA LEVEL III NURSERY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. MAH'S NURSERY HAS A SPECIALIST PEDIATRICIAN ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, AS WELL AS AROUND THE CLOCK NEONATAL BACKUP COVERAGE. ANESTHESIA IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPERT OBSTETRIC TEAM, MOUNT AUBURN'S LEVEL II NURSERY FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART MONITORING EQUIPMENT FOR NEONATES. IF A NEWBORN IS SERIOUSLY ILL, HIS/HER PARENTS CAN BE ASSURED THAT HE OR SHE WILL RECEIVE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNT AUBURN'S LEVEL II NURSERY. DURING FISCAL 2019, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAD 28 LICENSED OB/GYN BEDS PROVIDING SERVICES TO 2,515 PATIENTS AND 35 BASSINETS PROVIDING INPATIENT SERVICES TO 2540 NEWBORNS. |
| FORM 990, PART IV QUESTION 12A |
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, 2019. 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 ACCOMPLISH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AS WELL AS ALL ENTITIES FOR WHICH THESE ENTITIES SERVE AS MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART IV QUESTION 24A |
AS DESCRIBED IN THIS FORM 990, FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. WAS AN ENTITY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND SERVED AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF AND SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH). DURING THIS SAME PERIOD MAH WAS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. OBLIGATED GROUP AND ITS TAX EXEMPT BOND FINANCING WASS ISSUED THROUGH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. THE SCHEDULE K AS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 990 INCLUDES ALL OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. OBLIGATED GROUP OUTSTANDING DEBT FOR BONDS ISSUED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2002 ONLY A PORTION OF WHICH IS ALLOCABLE TO AND REPORTED ON MAH'S BALANCE SHEET. |
| FORM 990, PART IV QUESTION 24B |
INVESTMENT OF TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROCEEDS BEYOND THE TEMPORARY PERIOD EXCEPTION PROCEEDS IN THE PROJECT FUND WERE UNEXPECTEDLY HELD BEYOND THE THREE-YEAR TEMPORARY PERIOD, BUT WERE YIELD RESTRICTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART V QUESTION 7G |
CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8899. |
| FORM 990, PART V QUESTION 7H |
CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES AND OTHER VEHICLES MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL 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 CORPORATION (NBC), AND ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVES AS SOLE MEMBER TO LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL DBA LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). ADDITIONAL ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY ALSO IN TURN SERVE AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. 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 AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS PROVIDED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE J. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 |
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL MADE CHANGES TO ITS BYLAWS DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AS PART OF THE CREATION OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH), AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDING PATIENT CARE INFORMED BY WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS AFFECT: - FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS - MINIMUM & MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TRUSTEES - EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES - APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES - COMMITTEES - OFFICERS - TERMS AND TERM LIMITS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 |
EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, THE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A |
THE MEMBER HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO (A) APPOINT AND REAPPOINT TRUSTEES, (B) FILL ANY VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF TRUSTEES, AND (C) ACTING BY VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE QUARTERS (3/4) OF THE MEMBER'S TRUSTEES THEN IN OFFICE, REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, A TRUSTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B |
THE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAS THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS, AS DESIGNATED IN MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BY-LAWS: SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AND THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS ("M.G.L.") CHAPTER 180, AS AMENDED, ON MEMBERS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. IN ADDITION, EXCEPT AS ARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CORPORATION ("BOARD") IN THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY M.G.L. CHAPTER 180 ON BOARDS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE MEMBER MAY NOT TAKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD: (A) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN, OR CONSOLIDATION OF PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS, ASSETS, AND PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH SHALL REMAIN UNDER THE CORPORATION'S CONTROL AND BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION AND NOT FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE MEMBER'S SYSTEM, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CHANGES INVOLVE BACK-OFFICE CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF THE MEMBER; (B) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN THE NAME, BRAND, OR TRADEMARK OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, EXCEPT SUCH COMPLEMENTARY CHANGES AS THE MEMBER MAY DETERMINE ARE REASONABLY APPROPRIATE IN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM-WIDE IDENTITY FOR THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES; OR (C) AMEND OR RESTATE THESE BYLAWS TO CHANGE OR ELIMINATE EITHER OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON ITS POWERS. FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE MEMBER BECOMES THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION, THE MEMBER'S AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATION OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT OBTAIN THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE CORPORATION'S DESIGNATED TRUSTEES (AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) AND THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "MEMBER'S BOARD"). THE MEMBER MAY NOT CAUSE THE CORPORATION TO CEASE OPERATING A SEPARATELY LICENSED HOSPITAL FACILITY, OR CLOSE ANY ESSENTIAL SERVICE OF SUCH HOSPITAL FACILITY, WITHOUT CONSULTING WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO TAKING SUCH ACTION. THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MEMBER REGARDING (I) APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES, (II) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CORPORATION'S POLICIES, (III) THE MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT CARE QUALITY, AND (IV) THE PROVISION OF CLINICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANNING IN A MANNER RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS; (B) ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LICENSURE AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING CREDENTIALING AND OTHER MEDICAL STAFF MATTERS; (C) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT FOR INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW CLINICAL SERVICES, AND PARTICIPATING IN AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CORPORATION'S STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLAN AND GOALS; (D) REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AS WELL AS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; (E) MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS; (F) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS RELATING TO PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY; (G) REVIEWING DISASTER PLANS THAT DEAL WITH BOTH INTERNAL (E.G., FIRE) AND EXTERNAL DISASTERS; AND (H) EVALUATING RECRUITMENT NEEDS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE MEDICAL STAFF CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE BYLAWS, THE BOARD SHALL ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH SHALL HAVE ONLY THE FOLLOWING POWERS: (A) POWERS EXPRESSLY GRANTED BY THE MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME; (B) POWER TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF OTHER CORPORATIONS; (C) POWER TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER (AS DEFINED UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) OR UNDER THESE BYLAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBER; AND (D) POWERS TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THAT AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 30, 2017 BY AND AMONG LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC., MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, CAREGROUP, INC., AND SEACOAST REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSES (A) AND (B) OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER AS NOTED ABOVE. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSE (C) AND (D) OF THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE MEMBER AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER AS NOTED ABOVE. NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE (B) ABOVE, THE POWER OF THE CORPORATION TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: (X) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED BY THE CORPORATION ONLY AT THE EXPRESS AND EXPLICIT DIRECTION OF, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF, THE MEMBER; (Y) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED DIRECTLY BY THE MEMBER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OR PARTICIPATION OF THE CORPORATION; AND (Z) OTHER THAN STATUTORY POWERS, THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONLY THOSE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OVER AND WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATIONS OF WHICH IT IS A MEMBER AS ARE EXPRESSLY AND EXPLICITLY DELEGATED OR DIRECTED TO THE CORPORATION BY ACTION OF THE MEMBER'S BOARD. |
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AS NOTED IN VARIOUS DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. THIS FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, THE TAX DIRECTOR OF BILH AND DELOITTE TAX, LLP. A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
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MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH) MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLICABLE TO MAH, MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (MAPS) AND CAREGROUP PARMENTER HOME CARE & HOSPICE (CPHCH), FOR WHICH MAH SERVED AS SOLE MEMBER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. PURSUANT TO THAT POLICY, ALL OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF BOTH ENTITIES ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WHICH IS DESIGNED TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS MAINTAINED BY OFFICERS, TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO COMMENCES A TERM AS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE OR KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL CONFLICT DISCLOSURE AT THE TIME SUCH POSITION COMMENCES. FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, ALL ANNUAL DISCLOSURES WERE REVIEWED BY THE MAH OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL FOR DETERMINATION OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT AND ANY ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES ACTION UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING REVIEW AND ACTION THROUGH THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE. PURSUANT TO THE 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 PLAN TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND RECUSAL, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE MINUTES. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF MAH. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS OUTLINED ABOVE, THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT ISSUED A TAX QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE TAX QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS WAS DESIGNED TO GATHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR MAH TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY PROCESS AND 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. |
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AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND CAREGROUP PARMENTER HOME CARE AND HOSPICE (MAH, MAPS AND CPHCH RESPECTIVELY) BECAME MEMBERS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES WITH BILH SERVING AS MAH'S SOLE MEMBER EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019. MAH CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BOTH MAPS AND CPHCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING. PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2019 MAH MAINTAINED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE") COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MAH'S THEN CEO ALSO ATTENDED COMMITTEE MEETINGS, OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, WITHOUT VOTING RIGHTS. ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WERE INDEPENDENT. AS REQUIRED BY THIS FORM 990 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, COMPENSATION REPORTED HEREIN IS CALENDAR YEAR 2018 COMPENSATION. AS SUCH, COMPENSATION REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 FOR MAH, MAPS AND CPHCH OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS SET BY THE MAH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND GUIDED BY THE COMMITTEE'S OBLIGATIONS AS OUTLINED BELOW. THE COMMITTEE OPERATED TO FULFILL THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES: - TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF EACH MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM SO AS TO ENSURE THAT SUCH COMPENSATION REMAINS COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE, REPRESENTS GOOD VALUE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED AND CONSTITUTES REASONABLE TOTAL COMPENSATION TO THE EMPLOYEE IN LIGHT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S POSITION, RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REASONABLE COMPENSATION STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THIS TAX EXEMPT HOSPITAL; - TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND ITS PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER INCLUDING BASE SALARIES, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS, BENEFITS AND OTHER LAWFUL METHODS OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION; - TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE BOARD'S APPROVAL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS FOR HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES; - TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THOSE PORTIONS OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND THE MASSACHUSETTS FORM PC, OR THEIR EQUIVALENTS, PERTAINING TO THE COMPENSATION OF HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES PRIOR TO THE HOSPITAL'S FILING OF SUCH FORMS WITH THE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; - AS DETERMINED TO BE ADVISABLE BY THE COMMITTEE FROM TIME TO TIME, TO ENGAGE OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS AND LEGAL AND OTHER ADVISORS TO PROVIDE TO THE COMMITTEE APPROPRIATE AND RELIABLE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY SITUATED EMPLOYEES OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL PEER INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER EXPERT ADVICE TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE IN FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES; - TO WORK WITH THE HOSPITAL'S MANAGEMENT AND AUDITORS TO RESOLVE, OR TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION OF, ANY ISSUES OF CONCERN PERTAINING TO THE COMPENSATION OF HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE COURSE OF THE HOSPITAL'S INDEPENDENT AUDIT OR MAY BE PRESENTED IN THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S MANAGEMENT LETTER TO THE HOSPITAL; - TO REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS INCLUDING WELFARE, FRINGE AND RETIREMENT PLANS AND PROGRAMS, AND ANY MATERIAL AMENDMENTS THERETO; - TO ADOPT SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS THE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME TO BE NECESSARY OR USEFUL TO ENSURE THAT THE HOSPITAL PAYS REASONABLE AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION TO ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM WHILE PRESERVING THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF THE HOSPITAL; AND - TO REVIEW AND REASSESS THE COMMITTEE'S CHARTER FROM TIME TO TIME AND TO RECOMMEND ANY PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE MET PERIODICALLY DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018 AND THE PORTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2019 TO REVIEW AND APPROVE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR MANAGEMENT AND THE CEO, TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE AGAINST SUCH GOALS, TO APPROVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO MANAGEMENT, TO RECOMMEND COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO THE CEO FOR APPROVAL BY THE TRUSTEES AND TO APPROVE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. FURTHER, THE COMMITTEE ADDRESSED AS REQUIRED ANY CHANGES IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AT SUCH MEETINGS. THE COMMITTEE UNDERSTOOD THAT ONE OF ITS CORE RESPONSIBILITIES WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WAS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND THAT ALL ARRANGEMENTS COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HISTORICALLY RELIED UPON GUIDANCE OUTLINED IN WRITTEN COMPENSATION SURVEYS/STUDIES PRODUCED UNDER AN ARRANGEMENT WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM THAT ASSESSED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO MAH. THE COMMITTEE HISTORICALLY HAD A FULL STUDY CONDUCTED BY SUCH FIRM BIENNIALLY WITH AN UPDATED STUDY IN THE OTHER YEARS. THIS SURVEY HAS FORMED THE BASIS FOR THE COMMITTEE FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS REGARD. FOR THE PERIODS COVERED IN THIS FORM 990, THE COMMITTEE MET TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE. TOOLS UTILIZED FOR THIS REVIEW INCLUDED THE COMPENSATION STUDY PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM CONTRACTED BY THE COMMITTEE. FURTHER, PERFORMANCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL WAS MEASURED AGAINST PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN DETERMINING INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS. AFTER DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE CEO. WHEN THE CEO WAS NOT PRESENT, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO AGAINST PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WITH THE INPUT OF THE COMPENSATION STUDY, THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT OF THE CEO. AT A SUBSEQUENT EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FROM WHICH ALL TRUSTEES IN THE EMPLOY OF THE HOSPITAL WERE EXCUSED, THE CHAIR OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE A FULL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS OF CEO COMPENSATION TO THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES AND AFTER DISCUSSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRUSTEES APPROVE THE THEN CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE TRUSTEES VOTED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION. ALL DELIBERATIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION OF THE MAH CEO WAS THEN ALSO REPORTED TO THE CAREGROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. CAREGROUP SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MAH PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2019. |
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MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'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 |
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TRANSFER TO AFFILIATES -16,226,199. FAS 158 35,998. INVESTMENT INCOME & GAINS-CIP UNREALIZED CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN LPS -1,982,151. ROUNDING -3. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: |
ON MARCH 1, 2019, LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING THE LAHEY CLINIC AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION D/B/A BEVERLY HOSPITAL, ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITAL, THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS SYSTEM INCLUDING BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MILTON, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS NEEDHAM AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS PLYMOUTH, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL AS WELL AS ENTITIES FOR WHICH THESE LISTED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS SOLE MEMBER AND ADDITIONAL AFFILIATES CAME TOGETHER TO FORM BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH). AS A NEWLY CREATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, BILH ENGAGED KPMG TO PERFORM A FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM. 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, 2019. THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.