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OMB No. 1545-0047
2019
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Name of the organization
WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI
 
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05-0258937
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CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND ("WOMEN & INFANTS") IS A NOT FOR-PROFIT LICENSED COMPREHENSIVE NEWBORN CHILDREN AND WOMEN HOSPITAL. WOMEN & INFANTS IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WOMEN & INFANTS PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEX, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNICITY, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS, EDUCATION,SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, INCOME, OR ABILITY TO PAY BILL. MOREOVER, WOMEN & INFANTS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. WOMEN & INFANTS PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. WOMEN & INFANTS OPERATES A SPECIALTY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR WOMEN WITH ACUTE OBSTETRIC OR GYNECOLOGIC ISSUES WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. WOMEN & INFANTS MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF WOMEN & INFANTS RESTS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF WOMEN & INFANTS, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF WOMEN & INFANTS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. *IN ACCORDANCE WITH RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S (RIDOH) REGULATORY PROCESSES AND MEASURES, CARE NEW ENGLAND'S (CNE) MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND (MHRI) FILED A REVERSE CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION WITH RIDOH TO CLOSE MHRI'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CEASE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL FROM RIDOH REGARDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN JANUARY OF 2018, CNE RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THIS DECISION HAS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE, ON RESIDENTS AND HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES. CNE REMAINS COMMITTED TO ENSURING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED, OUTPATIENT CARE THAT MEETS THE FUTURE HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY. HISTORY ======= WOMEN & INFANTS IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CARE NEW ENGLAND"). CARE NEW ENGLAND IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. WOMEN & INFANTS IS A NOT FOR-PROFIT LICENSED COMPREHENSIVE NEWBORN CHILDREN AND WOMEN HOSPITAL WITH 167 ADULT BEDS (45 MEDICAL/SURGICAL AND 122 OBSTETRICS), 80 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BEDS AND 60 NEWBORN BASSINETS. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM WAS FORMED IN FEBRUARY 1996 BY FOUNDING MEMBERS BUTLER HOSPITAL, KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND. THESE THREE HOSPITALS ARE ALL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. IN JUNE 1999, KENT COUNTY VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION BECAME A MEMBER OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND FAMILY, AND LATER THAT YEAR ANNOUNCED ITS NAME CHANGE TO VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND. IN 2000, HEALTHTOUCH, INC., A PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICE, JOINED THE DIVISION. AS OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2013, SOUTHEASTERN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. ("SHS"), AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, BECAME A SUBSIDIARY OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE"); AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND THE PARENT ENTITY OF A RHODE ISLAND BASED TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. CNE BECAME THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND SOLE MEMBER OF SHS AS A RESULT OF THIS ACQUISITION. CNE AND SHS BELIEVE THAT THE ACQUISITION WILL GREATLY IMPROVE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM WAS FOUNDED ON THE VISION THAT WE CAN BUILD A BETTER SYSTEM OF HEALTHCARE FOR THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE SYSTEM OFFERS THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MEDICINE, SPECIALTY-TRAINED DOCTORS, AND RESPECTED SERVICES AND CARE. AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF QUALITY CARE, CARE NEW ENGLAND IS MOVING HEALTHCARE FORWARD AND REINVENTING THE WAY HEALTHCARE IS DELIVERED. THIS APPROACH PUTS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CARE - ADDRESSING PRIMARY CARE, MEDICAL CARE, SURGERY, WOMEN'S HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND AN ARRAY OF SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALTY PROGRAMS - ALL UNDER ONE UMBRELLA SO THEY ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. CARE NEW ENGLAND IS CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF SIX MEMBERS: BUTLER HOSPITAL, RHODE ISLAND'S ONLY PRIVATE, NONPROFIT PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE HOSPITAL FOR ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, CHILDREN AND SENIORS; KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE LARGEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE STATE, PROVIDING A FULL SPECTRUM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ACUTE CARE SERVICES; THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, UNTIL ITS CLOSURE ON MAY 1, 2018, WAS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BASED IN PAWTUCKET, RI, LENDING PRIMARY CARE EXPERTISE TO THE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM'S ONLY PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME MODEL OF CARE; WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND, ONE OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST OBSTETRICAL FACILITIES WITH ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST SINGLE-FAMILY ROOM NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, THE AREA'S ONLY TERTIARY LEVEL NEONATAL FACILITY, AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY SERVICES; THE VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND, WHICH PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE AND PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES FOR NEW MOTHERS, THE ELDERLY AND THE TERMINALLY ILL; AND THE PROVIDENCE CENTER, PROVIDING OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES IN PATIENTS' HOMES, SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A SOLID, DIVERSE COMBINATION OF PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS AND GENERALISTS AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. BUTLER AND WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITALS ARE MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATES OF THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, WHILE KENT IS A TEACHING SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. IN ADDITION, CARE NEW ENGLAND IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE IN MEDICINE THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALLY-FUNDED AND RECOGNIZED RESEARCH PROJECTS. CARE NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN THE ESTABLISHED RATES. BECAUSE CARE NEW ENGLAND DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE, THEY ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE. CHARITY CARE INCLUDES SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO CARE NEW ENGLAND HAS DETERMINED QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER CARE NEW ENGLAND POLICIES. SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE OR FOR WHOM CARE NEW ENGLAND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY ARE NOT REPORTED AS CHARITY CARE BUT REPORTED IN THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. ADDITIONALLY, CARE NEW ENGLAND SPONSORS CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SERVICES TO NEEDY POPULATIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. CARE NEW ENGLAND ALSO ACTIVELY SPONSORS PROGRAMS ON HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS. CARE NEW ENGLAND MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE POLICIES. Women & Infants is one of the nation's leading specialty hospitals for women and newborns. A major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University for obstetrics, gynecology, and newborn pediatrics, as well as a number of specialized programs in women's medicine, Women & Infants is the ninth largest standalone obstetrical service in the country and the largest in New England with approximately 8,700 deliveries per year. Women & Infants is a Designated Baby-Friendly USA hospital, a U.S. News & World Report 2014-15 Best Children's Hospital in Neonatology, and a 2014 Leapfrog Top Hospital. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ranked number 11 in U.S. News & World Report's 2019 Best Medical Schools specialty ranking.
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Women & Infants has been designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiography; a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence in Perinatal Biology and in Reproductive Health by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and a Neonatal Resource Services Center of Excellence. It is one of the largest and most prestigious research facilities in high risk and normal obstetrics, gynecology, and newborn pediatrics in the nation, and is a member of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network, Neonatal Research Network, and Pelvic Floors Disorders Network, as well as the National Cancer Institute's Gynecologic Oncology Group. MISSION ======= WOMEN & INFANTS, A MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATE OF THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN AND INFANTS AND TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VISION ====== WOMEN & INFANTS WILL BE THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN AND INFANTS. VALUES ====== AS A MEMBER OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM, WE PUT OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO. IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTIONS WITH PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND EACH OTHER, OUR ACTIONS AND DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES: - ACCOUNTABILITY, - CARING, AND - TEAMWORK. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ====================== WOMEN & INFANTS HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: - 2015 - NAMED A DESIGNATED BABY-FRIENDLY USA HOSPITAL - 2015, 2016, 2017 - RECEIVED WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD, BEST BREAST CENTERS - 2015, 2016, 2017 - RECEIVED WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD, AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS - 2015, 2016, 2017 - RECEIVED WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD, AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR CANCER CARE - 2015 - NAMED AMONG TOP 5 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN THE NORTHEAST BY DOXIMITY - 2014 - NAMED AMONG THE TOP 10 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTY BY DOXIMITY - 2014 - NAMED A U.S. NEWS BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN NEONATOLOGY - 2014 - NAMES A TOP HOSPITAL BY THE LEAPFROG GROUP - 2013 - NAMED HIGH-PERFORMING IN CANCER IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS - 2013 - NAMED HIGH-PERFORMING IN GYNECOLOGY IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS - 2012 - NAMED HIGH-PERFORMING IN CANCER IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS - 2012 - NAMED HIGH-PERFORMING IN GYNECOLOGY IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS - 2011 - RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE PROVIDENCE METRO AREA IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS - 2011 - RANKED A BEST HOSPITAL IN GYNECOLOGY IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS - 2011 - RANKED A BEST HOSPITAL IN CANCER IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS - 2011 - NAMED A U.S. NEWS BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN NEONATOLOGY - 2010 - NAMED A U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITAL IN GYNECOLOGY - 2002 - NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN PLACES IN THE U.S. TO DELIVER A BABY BY FIT PREGNANCY MAGAZINE - 2001 - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN GYNECOLOGY IN THE AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - 2000 - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN GYNECOLOGY IN THE AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ===================== WOMEN & INFANTS HAS THE FOLLOWING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE: - A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY (COEMIG) BY THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION, AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GYNECOLOGIC LAPAROSCOPISTS (AAGL) - A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOGRAPHY - A CENTER OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - A NEONATAL RESOURCE SERVICES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE - A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY GROUP - A BROWN UNIVERSITY/WOMEN & INFANTS NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WOMEN & INFANTS IS AN ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING HOSPITAL ===================================================== WE ARE: - THE MAJOR AFFILIATED TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR ACTIVITIES UNIQUE TO WOMEN AND NEWBORNS AT THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY. AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER, WOMEN & INFANTS OFFERS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED FELLOWSHIPS IN GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE, UROGYNECOLOGY AND RECONSTRUCTIVE PELVIC SURGERY, NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS AND PERINATAL PATHOLOGY, GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY AND CYTOPATHOLOGY, BREAST DISEASE, AND REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY. SERVICES PROVIDED: WOMEN & INFANTS OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES, AND HAS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST SINGLE-FAMILY ROOM NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS FOR BABIES BORN PREMATURELY OR SICK. WOMEN & INFANTS' SERVICES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BREAST HEALTH, CANCER CARE, CARDIOLOGY, CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, EMERGENCY CARE, FERTILITY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS, IMAGING, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, LABORATORY SERVICES, OBSTETRIC AND CONSULTATIVE MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRICS, PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS PHYSICAL THERAPY, PRIMARY CARE, REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, SURGICAL SERVICES, AND UROGYNECOLOGY. AS A MAJOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACILITY AFFILIATED WITH THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, WOMEN & INFANTS CONDUCTS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH ON A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CONCERNS, INCLUDING PRE-TERM DELIVERY, GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS, INFERTILITY, NEONATOLOGY, POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, AND UTERINE PROLAPSE. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH FACILITIES IN HIGH RISK AND NORMAL OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND NEWBORN PEDIATRICS IN THE NATION. OTHER EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND PROGRAMS IN ADDITION TO ITS AFFILIATION WITH THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, WOMEN & INFANTS ALSO HAS FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATIONS WITH BOSTON COLLEGE, BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, DREXEL UNIVERSITY, FRONTIER SCHOOL OF MIDWIFERY AND FAMILY NURSING, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, KAPLAN UNIVERSITY, NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, REGIS COLLEGE, RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY, SIMMONS COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM, STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF NURSING, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, AND YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING.
CORE FORM, PART V, QUESTION 1A & CORE FORM, PART VII; SECTION B THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS ONE TOP FIVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR SERVICES AND REPORTS THAT NINE FORMS 1099 WERE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM, A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PAYS A MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF THIS ORGANIZATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE IRS. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. SEPERATE FROM THESE TRANSACTIONS, THIS ORGANIZATION ISSUED NINE FORMS 1099 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 3 THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE") IS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND SERVES AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM. AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM CNE PROVIDES VARIOUS CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF VARIOUS SYSTEM ENTITIES; INCLUDING THIS ORGANIZATION. THESE CORPORATE SERVICES, INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE. CNE ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF ITS TOTAL CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES COSTS TO VARIOUS SYSTEM ENTITIES, INCLUDING THIS ORGANIZATION, AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES. THE REIMBURSEMENT TO CNE IS REFLECTED AS AN EXPENSE FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES SODEXO HEALTH CARE ("SODEXO") TO BE AN AGENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATES CONTROL TO SODEXO IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DAILY OPERATIONS OF ITS FOOD & NUTRITION DEPARTMENT. THE SODEXO MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE FUNCTIONS AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A DEPARTMENT MANAGER WHO PERFORMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE POSITION REPORTS TO AN OFFICER/KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 AND 7 WOMEN & INFANTS CORPORATION ("WIC") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF WIC. CNE HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE SYSTEM. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO A FEDERAL FORM 990 PRESENTATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH WHICH IT REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IF AN INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE INDIVIDUAL'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD OR ON CERTAIN ISSUES THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL, THE BOARD WILL TAKE ANY NECESSARY MITIGATING ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE") HAS A COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS KNOWN AS THE CNE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCHARGING THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVES AND KEY PHYSICIANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE AT ALL TIMES CONDUCTS ITSELF FREE FROM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IN ITS DECISION MAKING PROCESS EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO DECISIONS RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WHICH ARE MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THIS ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; EACH OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILARLY SIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE CNE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED A PORTION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDS (THROUGH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PARENT CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM) TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS REFLECTED THIS AMOUNT AS A DUE TO AFFILIATE LIABILITY ON ITS BALANCE SHEET. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE SYSTEM'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND SECRETARY OF STATE.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J Certain individuals were reported as officers on the 2018 Form 990, Part VII. Upon a review of their respective duties, roles and responsibilities it was determined that these individuals do not satisfy the criteria to be an officer under (1) Form 990 rules, regulations and instructions; (2) state of Rhode Island law; or (3) the organization's bylaws. However, it was determined that these individuals satisfy the criteria to be classified as a key employee for form 990 reporting purposes. Accordingly, these individuals have been included on this 2019 form 990 as a key employee. Please note that the organization did not amend its 2018 Form 990 with respect to the reclassifications outlined above.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J CORNELIUS O. GRANAI, M.D., FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AS A DIRECTOR OF KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J JAMES E. FANALE, M.D., IS A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. DR. FANALE IS EMPLOYED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, HIS COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM (EIN: 05-0490997). CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM FILED A 2019 FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO DR. FANALE'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M.
CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION.
CORE FORM, PART X; LINE 25 THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM HAS A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING LONG-TERM OBLIGATED GROUP DEBT LIABILITIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING BOND ISSUANCES: - RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION BONDS SERIES 2016B. THE BONDS OUTLINED ABOVE AND VARIOUS OTHER LONG-TERM BORROWINGS ARE ALLOCATED BY CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM; THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE SYSTEM, TO THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM MEMBER HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER AFFILIATES. THE BALANCE SHEET OF THESE RESPECTIVE MEMBER HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER AFFILIATES REFLECTS A OBLIGATED GROUP LIABILITY. ACCORDINGLY, THIS CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM OBLIGATED GROUP LIABILITY IS REFLECTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS: - BUTLER HOSPITAL, EIN: 05-0258812 - KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, EIN: 05-0258896 - SHS VENTURES, INC., EIN: 05-0510341 - THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, EIN: 05-0259004 - THE PROVIDENCE CENTER, INC., EIN: 05-0316969 - VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND, EIN: 05-0242659 - WOMEN AND INFANTS CORPORATION, EIN: 02-2885807 - WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND, EIN: 05-0258937 SCHEDULE K WAS PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS AND IS INCLUDED IN THE FORM 990 OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM, EIN: 05-0490997.
CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT; ($1,784,764); - OTHER COMPONENTS OF CURRENT PENSION EXPENSE; ($270,944); - NON-INVESTMENT INCOME; $247,032; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT; $896,195; - NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTION RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION; ($2,039,218); - CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS; $201,392; AND - EQUITY TRANSFER FROM A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION; $10,092,735.
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND ALL ENTITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; RESPECTIVELY. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133 AUDIT.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019


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