CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX (EIN 75-2796815)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-05-09
IRS object ID
202401309349302150
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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DescCOMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED ROOTED IN OUR MISSION AND TRADITION, THE FOUNDERS AND SPONSORS OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AND THOSE WHO CO-MINISTER WITH THEM SEEK NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS OF DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT IS BOTH AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST AIM TO IMPROVE THE TOTAL HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PLACE OUR SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION AND PREFERENCE GIVEN TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED REPRESENT THE UNPAID COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED FOR WHICH A PATIENT IS NOT BILLED, OR FOR WHICH A FEE HAS BEEN ASSESSED THAT RECOVERS ONLY A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE RENDERED SERVICE. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES INITIATIVES THAT REACH OUT TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SEEK JUSTICE FOR THE VULNERABLE AND WORK TO BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN OUR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAMS COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FROM CHARITY CLINICS TO IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX PROVIDES MEDICATION ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE MEDICATIONS THEY NEED. THE HOSPITALS WORK WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACIES AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO IDENTIFY THESE PATIENTS AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THE NEEDED MEDICATIONS TO THEM. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH GENESIS PRIME CARE, ALL FOR KIDS PEDIATRIC CLINIC AND RANDY SAMS HOMELESS SHELTER PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POOR, UNDERSERVED AND HOMELESS. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX ALSO SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC. HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS AND ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS ASSIST OTHER TARGETED POPULATIONS SUCH AS PERSONS AGE 65 OR OLDER AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS. CHRISTUS HEALTH HAS ESTABLISHED THE CHRISTUS FUND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES AND GROUPS WHOSE VISION, MISSION AND GOALS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTUS HEALTH'S MISSION, VALUES AND PHILOSOPHY OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF PEOPLES' LIVES AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE CHRISTUS FUND HAS INVESTED A TOTAL OF $275,000 IN THE ARK-LA-TEX REGION IN FY 2023. HARVEST REGIONAL FOOD BANK, COMMUNITY HEALTHCORE, AND HAVEN HOMES, THREE COMMUNITY AGENCIES SERVING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES WERE RECIPIENTS OF THESE FUNDS. SEVERAL CHRISTUS REGIONS PROVIDE INDIGENT FUNDING DONATIONS OR GRANTS TO AID THE COUNTIES IN WHICH THEY, OR ANOTHER CHRISTUS REGION, SERVE. SUCH GRANTS MAY BE PAID TO THE COUNTY DIRECTLY OR VIA ANOTHER HOSPITAL OR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION IN THE AREA. THIS CHARITABLE DONATION HELPS RELIEVE THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE INDIGENT POPULATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT CHRISTUS MAY NOT DIRECTLY SERVE IN ONE OF OUR HOSPITALS. THIS IS A RESULT OF OUR MISSION TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, ESPECIALLY TO THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY THE GREATEST SHARE OF THESE EXPENSES IS FOR EDUCATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLINICALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX COOPERATES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER-SOUTHWEST TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES PROGRAM. IN EFFORTS TO MEET THE NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE AREA, CHRISTUS PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR A THREE-YEAR PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER-SOUTHWEST. HELPING TO PREPARE FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IS A DISTINGISHING CHARACTERISTIC OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE AND CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHRISTUS HEALTH ALSO USED CASH DONATIONS AS A VEHICLE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES. WE MADE CASH DONATIONS, IN ADDITION TO GRANTS AWARDED THROUGH THE CHRISTUS FUND, TO SUPPORT CAUSES LIKE THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER, PROVISION OF A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR ELDERLY, HIV/AIDS AND FOR MANY OTHER EQUALLY WORTHY PURPOSES. DURING FY 2023, CHRISTUS HEALTH ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC POLICIES, WORKING TO ESTABLISH, AND IN SOME INSTANCES AUGMENT, GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FOR GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE CONSTITUENTS WE SERVE.Desc
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Shannon Dacus
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Andria Cardinalli-Stein MD
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Bill Chen PhD
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Chris Glenney
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Dick Stone
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Fred Harris Jr
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Jean Coleman
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Jeb Jones
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Jeff Puckett
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Joe Bob Burgin
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Joe Bob Joyce
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Mark Anderson MD
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Michael Hallum
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Preston Smith
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Randy Childress
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Sister Guadalupe Ruiz
Board Director4.036.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sister Rita Fanning
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Sister Rosanne Popp MD
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Sonja Yates Hubbard
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Steven Keuer MD
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Amanda Smith
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M GLEN BOLES
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G MICHAEL FINLEY MD
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JENNIFER WRIGHT
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LAWRENCE CHELLAIAN
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LOREN ROBINSON
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LOUISE M THORNELL
CHIEF NURSE EXECUTIVE40.00.0$0$347,030$20,077Yes (X)
PATRICK FLANNERY
ST. MICHAEL REHAB HOSP. ADMIN.40.00.0$0$82,799$0Yes (X)
DANIEL P SNOW
CRNA40.00.0$287,921$0$13,233Yes (X)
JESSE B JOHNSON
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JOHN M HESTER
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LANCE A ATTAWAY
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LUCAS K ANDERSON
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CHRISTOPHER KARAM
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SCOTT SMITH MD
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THOMAS MCKINNEY
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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GENERAL MERCHANDISE REVENUE900099$222,452$222,452
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$17,008,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,337,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,916,072TotalAmt
Program Services$8,626,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$289,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$285TotalAmt
Program Services$285ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$651,668TotalAmt
Program Services$7,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$644,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500TotalAmt
Management And General$2,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,239TotalAmt
Management And General$27,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,123,532TotalAmt
Program Services$47,933,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,189,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,613TotalAmt
Program Services$88,613ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,946,243TotalAmt
Program Services$25,621,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,316,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,948FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,887,317TotalAmt
Management And General$18,887,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,122,010TotalAmt
Program Services$16,008,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,355TotalAmt
Program Services$224,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$195FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$326,661TotalAmt
Program Services$215,648ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,524,517TotalAmt
Program Services$4,524,517ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,837,007TotalAmt
Program Services$13,469,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$367,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,972,653TotalAmt
Program Services$1,805,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,167,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES$76,705,314$76,217,222$488,081$11
PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS$15,940,217$15,940,217$0$0
COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE$13,097,825$13,097,825$0$0
LPPF TAX EXPENSE$8,800,477$8,800,477$0$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,828,988TotalAmt
Program Services$16,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,810,381ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,607FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,603,547TotalAmt
Program Services$370,550,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,029,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,966FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,539BOYAmt
EOY$140,745EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,000BOYAmt
EOY$85,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,557,403BOYAmt
EOY$43,421,940EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,247,936BOYAmt
EOY$582,596EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,821,790BOYAmt
EOY$8,070,940EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,457,753BOYAmt
EOY$19,741,523EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$358,409,125LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$242,838,874LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,151,538BOYAmt
EOY$115,570,251EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,051BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,449EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,000BOYAmt
EOY$120,000EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$676,608BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,934,770BOYAmt
EOY$24,382,567EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,168,388BOYAmt
EOY$212,119,011EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,799,023BOYAmt
EOY$15,484,552EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,420,752BOYAmt
EOY$42,403,749EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,181,079BOYAmt
EOY$22,540,247EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,400,854BOYAmt
EOY$80,428,548EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,773,212BOYAmt
EOY$128,702,743EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,994,322BOYAmt
EOY$2,987,720EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,767,534BOYAmt
EOY$131,690,463EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,168,388BOYAmt
EOY$212,119,011EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$36,001,177ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$47,078,248OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (true)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$27,239DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$27,239TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1gFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAt the federal level, CHRISTUS Health Texas leadership had direct contact with members of the Congress and administration officials through emails, letters, telephone calls and meetings to discuss issues important to our ministry. These issues include, but are not limited to issues related to safety-net providers, access to care, health care reform proposals, quality program implementation, rural hospitals, remote medical technology, 340B Drug Pricing Program, site neutral payments, community project funding, freestanding emergency departments, Medicare advanced payments, value-based payment models, foreign health care workers, children's health issues, CHGME, Medicaid, supplemental payment programs, rural health program reauthorization, and health care for veterans. At the state level, CHRISTUS Health Texas leadership had direct contact with members of the Texas and Arkansas Legislature and administration officials through emails, letters, telephone calls and meetings to discuss issues important to our ministry. These issues include, but are not limited to issues related to Medicaid reimbursement, access to health care and state funding for safety net providers, emergency preparedness, workplace violence, COVID-19 response, graduate medical education, trauma network and services, local provider participation funds, maternal health, children's health issues, behavioral health, Medicaid managed care, prescription drugs costs, pharmacy and prescribing authority, rural hospitals, physician relations, itemized billing, foster care reform, Medicaid directed payment programs, health care staffing, price transparency, and the 1115 waiver program. EXC. HRS. 70; DIR HRS. 91.5 Christus Health Ark-La-Tex did not substantially lobby during the fiscal year ended 6/30/23.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,516,367OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$22,516,367BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$117,564,796OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$76,832,115DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,732,681BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,102,197OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,419,110DepreciationAmt
Book Value$683,087BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$199,738,289OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$156,443,660DepreciationAmt
Book Value$43,294,629BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,487,476OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,143,989DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,343,487BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$115,570,251TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
ROU OPERATING$22,132,268
DEPOSITS$441,348
ASSET CLEARING$1,110,736
OTHER ASSETS$698,215
INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$24,382,567TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$172,114FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Other Long Term Liabilities$198,800
Lease Liability Operating LT Portion$19,369,199
CP Operating Lease Liability$2,762,206
Business State Sales Tax Payable$1,572
Intercompany Accounts$36,356
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$22,540,247TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPER FOOTNOTE 3 IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 OR 2022.ExplanationTxt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance PolicyYes (true)FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written PolicyYes (true)WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals PolicyYes (X)AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free CareYes (true)FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Free Care Other300FreeCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted CareYes (true)FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent400Yes (X)Percent400Ind
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (true)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (true)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed BudgetfalseExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportYes (true)AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically AvailableYes (true)ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$19,351,581TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$19,351,581NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0462TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$59,129,439TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$67,281,903DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$78,481,020TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$67,281,903DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$19,351,581NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0462TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs14ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served166212PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,166,923TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$9,875DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,157,048NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0028TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs3ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served2165PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,357,936TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$395,152DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$962,784NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0023TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs22ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served328PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$13,298,337TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$13,298,337NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0318TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs39ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served168705PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$15,823,196TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$405,027DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$15,418,169NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0368TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs39ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served168705PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$94,304,216TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$67,686,930DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$34,769,750NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0830TotalExpensePct

Physical Imprv And Housing PhysicalImprvAndHousingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Leadership Development LeadershipDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs1ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$18,967TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$18,967NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0000TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs1ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served35PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$3,024TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$3,024NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0000TotalExpensePct

Other Communtity Building Acty OtherCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs0ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served0PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$0NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs2ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served35PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$21,991TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$21,991NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.0001TotalExpensePct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense ReportedYes (true)BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$15,940,217BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable$98,586BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$107,748,325ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr$115,359,200CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall-$7,610,875MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge RatioYes (X)CostToChargeRatioInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection PolicyYes (true)WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance PrvsnYes (true)FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd

Management Co And Jnt Ventures ManagementCoAndJntVenturesGrp

Entity Name EntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOWIE CTY CLNCL SRVSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesCOUNTY INDIGENT PROGRAMPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Org Profit Or Ownership0.5OrgProfitOrOwnershipPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Hospital Facilities3HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp (3 entries)

FacilityFacilityNumAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdWebsite AddressWebsiteAddressTxtState LicenseStateLicenseNumLicensed HospitalLicensedHospitalIndGeneral Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgicalIndEmergency Room24 HrsEmergencyRoom24HrsIndFacility Reporting GroupFacilityReportingGroupCdOtherOtherDesc
CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM
12600 ST MICHAEL DRIVETEXARKANATX75503WWW.CHRISTUSSTMICHAEL.ORG000788Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)A
CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL REHAB HOSPITAL
22400 ST MICHAEL DRIVETEXARKANATX75503WWW.CHRISTUSSTMICHAEL.ORG000788Yes (X)AREHABILITATION HOSP
CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL HOSPITAL-ATLANTA
31007 S WILLIAMS STATLANTATX75551WWW.CHRISTUSSTMICHAEL.ORG000788Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)A

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Licensed CY Or PYfalseFirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PYfalseTaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA ConductedYes (true)CHNAConductedInd
Community DefinitionYes (X)CommunityDefinitionInd
Community DemographicsYes (X)CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing ResourcesYes (X)ExistingResourcesInd
How Data ObtainedYes (X)HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health NeedsYes (X)CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health IssuesYes (X)OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id ProcessYes (X)CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting ProcessYes (X)ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA ImpactYes (X)PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted22CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others InputYes (true)TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other FcltsfalseCHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non FcltsfalseCHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely AvailableYes (true)CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own WebsiteYes (X)RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URLHTTPS://WWW.CHRISTUSHEALTH.ORG/-/MEDIA/CHRISTUS-HEALTH/CONNECT-WITH-CHRISTUS/FILES/COMMUNITY-INVOLVEOwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public InspectionYes (X)PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy AdoptYes (true)ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
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Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (7 entries)

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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 3EHEALTH ISSUE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT TEAM WORKED WITH THE HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH ISSUES OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMMING FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023-2025. THESE GROUPS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS. USING A PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK GUIDED BY THE MAPP FRAMEWORK, THE PROCESS INCLUDED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO DETERMINE HEALTH ISSUE PRIORITIZATION. 1. THE TEAM REVIEWED HEALTH ISSUE DATA SELECTED BY THE COMMUNITY SURVEY RESPONDENTS. 2. THE TEAM SCORED THE MOST SEVERE INDICATORS BY CONSIDERING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. 3. THE TEAM ASSIGNED SCORES TO THE HEALTH ISSUE BASED ON THE PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK. THE HIGHEST-SCORING HEALTH ISSUES WERE RECONCILED WITH PREVIOUS CYCLESED PRIORITIES FOR A FINAL DETERMINATION OF PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES. 4. THE TEAM DISCUSSED THE RANKINGS AND COMMUNITY CONDITIONS THAT LED TO THE HEALTH ISSUES. SIZE - HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED? - SECONDARY DATA SERIOUSNESS - DEATHS, HOSPITALIZATIONS, DISABILITY - SECONDARY DATA EQUITY - ARE SOME GROUPS AFFECTED MORE? - SECONDARY DATA TRENDS - IS IT GETTING BETTER OR WORSE? - SECONDARY DATA INTERVENTION - IS THERE A PROVEN STRATEGY? - MISSION TEAM INFLUENCE - HOW MUCH CAN CSMHS AFFECT CHANGE? - MISSION TEAM VALUES - DOES THE COMMUNITY CARE ABOUT IT? - SURVEY, FOCUS GROUPS, KEY INFORMANT, INTERVIEWS ROOT CAUSES - WHAT ARE THE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS? - MISSION TEAM FOR THIS CYCLE, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM IS USING A NEW STRUCTURE FOR ITS IDENTIFIED NEEDS, CATEGORIZING THEM UNDER TWO DOMAINS WITH THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. WHILE THE PRIORITIZATION STRUCTURE IS NEW, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM RETAINED MENTAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY ISSUE FROM THE PREVIOUS CHNA. IN THE PREVIOUS CHNA, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM IDENTIFIED CHRONIC ILLNESS AS A PRIORITY. IN THIS CYCLE, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM UNPACKED "CHRONIC ILLNESS SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT CANCER, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND OBESITY. NEWLY IDENTIFIED ISSUES INCLUDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, FOOD ACCESS AND SMOKING AND VAPING. BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT AND ANALYSIS OF A MYRIAD OF DATA, THE PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023-2025 FALL INTO TWO DOMAINS UNDERNEATH AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. THE TWO DOMAINS AND CORRESPONDING HEALTH NEEDS ARE: 1. ADVANCE HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY ADDRESSING: 1A. CHRONIC ILLNESS WHCH INCLUDES CANCER, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND OBESTITY: CSMHS SEEKS TO PROVIDE SCREENING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. 1B. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WHICH INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE: CSMHS SEEKS TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS 1C. ACCESS TO CARE: CSMHS SEEKS TO DEVELOP, PARTICIPATE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE IN AREA SCHOOLS. 2. BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS BY: 2A. REDUCING SMOKING AND VAPING: CSMHS SEEKS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-BASED SMOKING/VAPING CESSATION PROGRAM. 2B. IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT BY BUILDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: CSMHS SEEKS TO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT. 2C. IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS: CSMHS SEEKS TO CULTIVATE AND MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN FOOD DESERTS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5 Facility A, 1Facility A, 1 - SEE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION A. THE CHNA PROCESS INVOLVED ENGAGEMENT WITH SEVERAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO COLLECT, CURATE AND INTERPRET PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA. THAT DATA WAS THEN USED TO PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. FOR THIS COMPONENT, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM WORKED WITH METOPIO, A SOFTWARE AND SERVICES COMPANY THAT IS GROUNDED IN THE PHILOSOPHY THAT COMMUNITIES ARE CONNECTED THROUGH PLACES AND PEOPLE. METOPIO'S TOOLS AND VISUALIZATIONS USE DATA TO REVEAL VALUABLE, INTERCONNECTED FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OUTCOMES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. LEADERS FROM THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM GUIDED THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF METOPIO THROUGH ROLES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND WORKGROUPS. CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM AND METOPIO RELIED ON THE EXPERTISE OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS PROVIDED INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE AROUND THE INDICATORS TO BE ASSESSED, TYPES OF FOCUS GROUP QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED, INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS AND PRIORITIZATION OF AREAS OF HIGHEST NEED. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT TEAM IS COMPOSED OF KEY STAFF WITH EXPERTISE IN AREAS NECESSARY TO CAPTURE AND REPORT CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES. THIS GROUP DISCUSSES AND VALIDATES IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM MONITORS KEY CHNA POLICIES, PROVIDES INPUT ON THE CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, REVIEWS AND APPROVES GRANT FUNDING REQUESTS, PROVIDES FEEDBACK ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. INPUT FROM COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WAS ALSO GATHERED FROM CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM'S COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THESE PARTNERS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PROVIDING INPUT TO THE SURVEY QUESTIONS, IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEY DISSEMINATION AND ENSURING DIVERSE COMMUNITY VOICES WERE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERSHIP TEAM DEVELOPED PARAMETERS FOR THE 2023-2025 CHNA PROCESS THAT HELP DRIVE THE WORK. THESE PARAMETERS ENSURE THAT: 1.THE CHNA BUILDS ON THE PRIOR CHNA FROM 2020-2022 AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS; 2. THE CHNA WILL PROVIDE GREATER INSIGHT INTO COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND STRATEGIES FOR ONGOING COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES; 3. THE CHNA LEVERAGES EXPERTISE OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND INCLUDES A BROAD RANGE OF SECTORS AND VOICES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HEALTH INEQUITIES; 4. THE CHNA PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS AND HIGHLIGHTS DATA RELATED TO HEALTH INEQUITIES; 5. THE CHNA INFORMS STRATEGIES RELATED TO CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL SECTORS, ANCHOR INSTITUTION EFFORTS, POLICY CHANGE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS; AND 6. HEALTH INEQUITIES AND THEIR UNDERLYING ROOT CAUSES ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THE ASSESSMENT. COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS PURPOSE A CRITICAL PART OF ROBUST, PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION FOR THE CHNA INVOLVED SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTNERS AND LEADERS THAT LIVE IN AND/OR WORK IN THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM PSA. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS. DURING THIS CHNA, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM HELD TWO LOCAL FOCUS GROUPS IN CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM, ONE COVERING ADULT HEALTH AND THE OTHER MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, AND JOINED TWO SYSTEMWIDE FOCUS GROUPS. ALL FOCUS GROUPS WERE COORDINATED BY CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE CHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM OFFICE AND FACILITATED BY METOPIO. CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM SOUGHT TO ENSURE GROUPS INCLUDED A BROAD RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED, PRIORITY POPULATIONS IN THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM. FOCUS GROUP HEALTH TOPIC AREAS ARE LISTED BELOW: ADULT HEALTH; MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM CONDUCTED ITS FOCUS GROUPS IN PERSON. FOCUS GROUPS LASTED 90 MINUTES AND HAD UP TO 15 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN EACH GROUP. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FOCUS GROUPS: NAACP BOARD PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS X5; TRANSPORTATION PLANNER; EDUCATION BOARD PRESIDENT; CANCER SURVIVOR/RETIRED EDUCATOR; AREA ON AGING CARE COORDINATOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR; DIRECTOR, REGISTERED NURSES X5; PHYSICIAN AND MOBILE HEALTH, NURSE PRACTITIONER. IN ADDITION TO THE FOCUS GROUPS, 10 KEY INFORMANTS WERE IDENTIFIED BY CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS. KEY INFORMANTS WERE CHOSEN BASED ON AREAS OF EXPERTISE TO FURTHER VALIDATE THEMES THAT EMERGED IN THE SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS. EACH INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY AND LASTED 30 MINUTES. ADMINISTERING FOCUS GROUP AND COLLECTING DATA; CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM CONDUCTED ITS CHNA PROCESS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2021 AND MARCH 2022 USING AN ADAPTED PROCESS FROM THE MOBILIZING FOR ACTION THROUGH PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS (MAPP) FRAMEWORK. THIS PLANNING FRAMEWORK IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY USED FOR CHNAS. IT FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SEEKING CHANNELS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE WHO HAVE OFTEN NOT BEEN PART OF DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. THE MAPP FRAMEWORK WAS DEVELOPED IN 2001 BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS (NACCHO) AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC). PRIMARY DATA FOR THE CHNA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH FOUR CHANNELS: 1. COMMUNITY RESIDENT SURVEYS 2. COMMUNITY RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS 3. HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOCUS GROUPS 4. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS SECONDARY DATA FOR THE CHNA WERE AGGREGATED ON METOPIO'S DATA PLATFORM AND INCLUDED: 1. HOSPITAL UTILIZATION DATA 2. SECONDARY SOURCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE DECENNIAL CENSUS, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. COMMUNITY RESIDENT SURVEYS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER OF 2021, 330 RESIDENTS IN THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM PSA PROVIDED INPUT TO THE CHNA PROCESS BY COMPLETING A COMMUNITY RESIDENT SURVEY. THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN PAPER FORM IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. SURVEY DISSEMINATION HAPPENED THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS LED BY CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE SURVEY SOUGHT INPUT FROM PRIORITY POPULATIONS IN THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM PSA THAT ARE TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN ASSESSMENT PROCESSES, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. THE SURVEY WAS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMATION REGARDING: 1. DEMOGRAPHICS OF RESPONDENTS 2. HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS 3. PERCEPTION OF COMMUNITY STRENGTHS 4. UTILIZATION AND PERCEPTION OF LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES THE SURVEY WAS BASED ON A DESIGN USED EXTENSIVELY FOR CHNAS AND BY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FINAL SURVEY INCLUDED 26 QUESTIONS. THE FULL COMMUNITY RESIDENT SURVEY IS INCLUDED IN APPENDIX 2. TABLE 2 SUMMARIZES THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS IN THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM PSA. CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM AND METOPIO MADE SUBSTANTIAL EFFORTS TO COMPREHENSIVELY COLLECT, REVIEW AND ANALYZE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA. HOWEVER, THERE ARE LIMITATIONS TO CONSIDER WHEN REVIEWING CHNA FINDINGS. 1. POPULATION HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ARE OFTEN DELAYED IN THEIR RELEASE, SO DATA ARE PRESENTED FOR THE MOST RECENT YEARS AVAILABLE FOR ANY GIVEN DATA SOURCE. 2. VARIABILITY IN THE GEOGRAPHIC LEVEL AT WHICH DATA SETS ARE AVAILABLE (RANGING FROM CENSUS TRACT TO STATEWIDE OR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIES) PRESENTS AN ISSUE, PARTICULARLY WHEN COMPARING SIMILAR INDICATORS AND COLLECTED AT DISPARATE GEOGRAPHIC LEVELS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE MOST RELEVANT LOCALIZED DATA ARE REPORTED. 3. DUE TO VARIATIONS IN GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES, POPULATION SIZES AND DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES FOR SUBURBAN AND CITY COMMUNITIES, SOME DATASETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME TIME SPANS OR AT THE SAME LEVEL OF LOCALIZATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. GAPS AND LIMITATIONS PERSIST IN DATA SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (YOUTH AND ADULTS), CRIME REPORTING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND EDUCATION OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, THESE DATA ARE OFTEN COLLECTED AND REPORTED FROM A DEFICIT-BASED FRAMEWORK THAT FOCUSES ON NEEDS AND PROBLEMS IN A COMMUNITY, RATHER THAN ASSETS AND STRENGTHS. A DEFICIT-BASED FRAMEWORK CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEMIC BIAS THAT PRESENTS A LIMITED VIEW ON A COMMUNITY'S POTENTIAL. (Part V Section B Line 5 to be continued in Supplemental Section VI)
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 11 Facility A, 1Facility A, 1 - SEE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION A. BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT AND ANALYSIS OF A MYRIAD OF DATA, THE PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023-2025 FALL INTO TWO DOMAINS UNDERNEATH AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. THE TWO DOMAINS AND CORRESPONDING HEALTH NEEDS ARE: 1. ADVANCE HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY ADDRESSING: 1A. CHRONIC ILLNESS WHCH INCLUDES CANCER, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND OBESTITY: CSMHS SEEKS TO PROVIDE SCREENING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. 1B. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WHICH INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE: CSMHS SEEKS TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS 1C. ACCESS TO CARE: CSMHS SEEKS TO DEVELOP, PARTICIPATE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE IN AREA SCHOOLS. 2. BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS BY: 2A. REDUCING SMOKING AND VAPING: CSMHS SEEKS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-BASED SMOKING/VAPING CESSATION PROGRAM. 2B. IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT BY BUILDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: CSMHS SEEKS TO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT. 2C. IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS: CSMHS SEEKS TO CULTIVATE AND MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN FOOD DESERTS. FOLLOWING THE NEEDS PRIORIZATION PROCESS, HOSPITAL STAFF CONVENED TO STRATEGIZE PLANNED RESPONSES TO PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS, IDENTIFY POTENTIAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR PLANNED INITIATIVES AND IDENTIFY ACTIONS, SUBACTIONS AND ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF IMPROVEMENT PLAN EFFORTS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 13 Facility A, 1Facility A, 1 - SEE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION A. UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S POLICY, PATIENTS WHO WERE UNINSURED AND MET CERTAIN FINANCIAL CRITERIA WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE POLICY ALSO PROVIDED FOR ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT PATIENTS. IN GENERAL, PATIENTS WHO WERE BELOW 300% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES RECEIVED FREE CARE. PATIENTS WHO WERE UNINSURED AND ABOVE 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE WERE BILLED RATES CONSISTENT WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED TO COMMERCIAL PAYERS. PATIENTS WHO WERE UNINSURED AND BETWEEN 300% TO 400% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES COULD APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO PAY AMOUNTS LESS THAN AGB.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 15 Facility A, 1Facility A, 1 - SEE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION A. FAP APPLICATION FORM'S METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ADDITION TO REGULAR APPLICATIONS, THE HOSPITAL ALSO ASSESSED PATIENTS FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY TO FACILITATE GIVING ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED ELECTRONIC ELIGIBILITY TOOLS THAT USED PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, CREDIT REPORTS, AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO ESTIMATE A PATIENT'S INCOME, ASSETS, AND LIQUIDITY. PATIENTS WERE SCREENED AS PART OF THE COLLECTION ATTEMPT PROCESS. WHEN ELECTRONIC SCREENING WAS USED AS THE BASIS FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY, THE HIGHEST DISCOUNT OF FULL FREE CARE WAS GRANTED FOR ELIGIBLE SERVICES FOR RETROSPECTIVE DATES OF SERVICE ONLY. IF A PATIENT DID NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE ELECTRONIC ENROLLMENT PROCESS, THE PATIENT COULD STILL BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16 Facility A, 1Facility A, 1 - SEE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION A. THE HOSPITAL POSTED SIGNS TO INFORM PATIENTS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY FOR AVAILABILITY OF CHARITY CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, LOBBY AND ADMISSIONS AREAS. IN ADDITION, A SUMMARY OF THE POLICY AND DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE WAS WIDELY AVAILABLE AT WWW.CHRISTUSHEALTH.ORG/CHARITYCARE. (THIS WEBSITE WAS THE FIRST RESULT IN GOOGLE WHEN PATIENTS SEARCHED FOR THE HOSPITAL NAME AND CHARITY CARE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.) EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016, THE INDIVIDUAL HOSPITAL'S HOMEPAGE HAD A CONSPICUOUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LINK DIRECTING PATIENTS TO THE CHARITY CARE HOMEPAGE. FINANCIAL COUNSELORS ALSO PUBLICIZED THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ONE-ON-ONE VISITS WITH PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH FINANCIAL COUNSELING. SPENDING THE TIME FACE-TO-FACE WITH PATIENTS ALLOWED COUNSELORS TO FACILITATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR PATIENTS WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE SOUGHT ASSISTANCE. COUNSELORS HELPED COMPLETE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATE PAYMENT PLANS FOR OUTSTANDING BALANCES. UNINSURED PATIENTS WERE SCREENED FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY, AND COUNSELORS ALSO ASSISTED ELIGIBLE PATIENTS IN COMPLETING THOSE APPLICATIONS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 20 Facility A, 1Facility A, 1 - SEE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION A. WHEN COLLECTION CALLS RESULTED IN PATIENT CONTACT, BUSINESS AGENTS PERFORMED A VERBAL SCREENING TO SEE IF THE PATIENT MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE. IN ADDITION, BILLING STATEMENTS CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BASED UPON YOUR INCOME LEVEL. IF YOU DO NOT QUALIFY AND CANNOT MAKE PAYMENT IN FULL, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO SET UP AN ACCEPTABLE PAYMENT PLAN.
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (35 entries)

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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 17 ACTIONS IN THE EVENT OF NON-PAYMENTTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A POLICY THAT ADDRESSES ACTIONS IN THE EVENT OF NON-PAYMENT. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PURSUE ANY OF THE LISTED ACTIONS AT LINES 18 OR 19 IN PURSUIT OF COLLECTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO MAKING A REASONABLE EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER CHRISTUS HEALTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 11.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 18 EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONSTHE HOSPITAL DID NOT ENGAGE IN ANY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS DURING THE TAX YEAR. THE POLICY STRICTLY PROHIBITED TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST PATIENTS AND ALSO FORBADE PLACING A LIEN ON THE PATIENT'S HOME. IN THE EVENT OF NONPAYMENT, THE HOSPITAL AND ITS COLLECTIONS GROUPS WOULD SEND STATEMENTS AND MAKE PHONE CALLS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 20 NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICYWHEN COLLECTION CALLS RESULTED IN PATIENT CONTACT, BUSINESS AGENTS PERFORMED A VERBAL SCREENING TO SEE IF THE PATIENT MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE. IN ADDITION, BILLING STATEMENTS CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BASED UPON YOUR INCOME LEVEL. IF YOU DO NOT QUALIFY AND CANNOT MAKE PAYMENT IN FULL, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO SET UP AN ACCEPTABLE PAYMENT PLAN.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 22 BTHE HOSPITAL USED THE AVERAGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FROM FY 2023 TO DETERMINE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED TO PATIENTS WITH INSURANCE. THIS AVERAGE RATE WAS THE AVERAGE REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED FOR CATEGORIES OF SERVICES FROM ALL PRIVATE INSURERS THAT REIMBURSE HOSPITALS ACROSS THE CHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM, EXCEPT FOR ST. VINCENT AND LONG-TERM HOSPITALS, AND EXCLUDING IMPLANT AND DRUG CONTRIBUTION DOLLARS. ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS WERE CHARGED NO MORE THAN 40% OF CHARGES FOR THE RELEVANT SERVICE LINE. PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WERE CHARGED NO MORE THAN THE AVERAGE RATE (FOR INCOME LEVELS FROM 301% TO 400% OF FPL) OR RECEIVED FREE CARE (INCOMES BELOW 300% FPL). FOR LAB SERVICES, ELIGIBLE PATIENTS WERE CHARGED A PERCENTAGE OF THE MEDICARE RATE.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 3c FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINESTHE ORGANIZATION USES FEDERAL PROVERTY GUIDELINES.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 5a BUDGETED CHARITY CARETHE ORGANIZATION BUDGETS CHARITY CARE FOR INTERNAL FINANCIAL REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY. THE PROVISION OF CHARITY CARE IS NOT LIMITED TO AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED FOR BUDGETARY PURPOSES.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 6a ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTA REPORT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN ANNUAL REPORT FOR CHRISTUS HEALTH, THE ORGANIZATION'S PARENT COMPANY. CHRISTUS HEALTH IS AN INTERNATIONAL, CATHOLIC, FAITH BASED, NONPROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM FORMED IN 1999 WITH A MISSION TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST. THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT SUMMARIZES ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS CONDUCTED DURING THE PAST YEAR TO IMPROVE HEALTH INCLUDING PROACTIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. HOWEVER, THE ANNUAL REPORT IS ONLY A SNAPSHOT OF HOW THE ORGANIZATION DISTINGUISHES ITSELF IN ITS VISION TO BE A LEADER, A PARTNER, AND AN ADVOCATE IN CREATING INNOVATIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 1 BAD DEBT REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH HFMA STATEMENT 15CHRISTUS HEALTH FOLLOWS IN PRINCIPLE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION STATEMENT NO. 15. THE SYSTEM HAS ADOPTED AN UNCOMPENSATED CARE POLICY WHERE REVENUE FROM SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE UNINSURED IS RECOGNIZED AT THE TIME OF PAYMENT, RATHER THAN AT THE TIME OF SERVICE. THIS POLICY IS THE RESULT OF A LACK OF REASONABLE ASSURANCE OF COLLECTION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE UNINSURED DUE TO THE SYSTEM'S HISTORICALLY LOW COLLECTION RATE. MANAGEMENT HAS ESTIMATED THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RECORDING REVENUE FROM THE UNINSURED ON A CASH BASIS, RATHER THAN THE ACCRUAL BASIS, IS IMMATERIAL. ACCORDINGLY, ALL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM THE UNINSURED HAVE BEEN FULLY RESERVED IN THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 7 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTA COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS FILED FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE FORM OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS STANDARD (ASCBS) FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, SECTIONS 311.045 AND 311.046. THE CODE REQUIRES NONPROFIT HOSPITALS TO FILE THE ASCBS FORM AND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS).THE 2013 ASCBS FORM IS EXPANDED TO COLLECT THE INFORMATION ON CHARITY CARE POLICIES AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN A STANDARDIZED FORMAT. ALL CHRISTUS HEALTH ENTITIES INCLUDING FACILITIES LOCATED IN STATES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING (I.E., LOUISIANA, AND NEW MEXICO), FOLLOW THE SAME REPORTING RULES AS OUTLINED IN THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION GUIDE TO PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT, COPYRIGHT 2020. TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR CHRISTUS HEALTH IS ALSO REPORTED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE SYSTEM OFFICE.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7b UNREIMBURSED MEDICAIDCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX REINVESTS ALL SURPLUS FUNDS BACK IN TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THROUGH EXPANDED HEALTH SERVICES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND BETTER FACILITIES.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Column (F)PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL EXPENSE FROM FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN(A) IS $434,603,547. THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT IS $15,940,217. THIS LEAVES A TOTAL EXPENSE OF $418,663,330 FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING LINE 7, COLUMN(F).
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7i CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONSCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX MADE OVER $13,298,337 IN CASH AND IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023. THE AFOREMENTIONED AMOUNT IS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPORTING RULES FOR SCHEDULE H, WORKSHEET 8. AS SUCH THIS AMOUNT DIFFERS FROM GRANTS REPORTED AT FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND INDIVIDUALS AND PART IX, LINES 1 THROUGH 3 GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. CHRISTUS HEALTH ESTABLISHED THE CHRISTUS FUND, A GRANT FUND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO NONPROFIT AGENCIES AND GROUPS WHOSE VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTUS HEALTH'S MISSION, VALUES AND PHILOSOPHY OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. CHRISTUS FUND GRANTS TOTALING $275,000 WERE DONATED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX. THE GRANT DOLLARS ARE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX SERVES. ALL GRANTS MADE TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE CHRISTUS FUND ARE MADE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE GRANT DOLLARS ARE NOT INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7(I).
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Column (F)DESCRIPTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COSTS THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE AS REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 7K, COLUMN(C) AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSE IS 22.53%, WHICH EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 7K COLUMN(F) WHICH IS COMPUTED USING NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16b FAP APPLICATION FORM WEBSITEhttps://www.christushealth.org/-/media/christus-health/plan-care/files/bill-pay/financial-assistance/financial-language-documents/v2financial-assistance-application.ashx
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16c PLAIN LANGUAGE FAP SUMMARY WEBSITEhttps://www.christushealth.org/-/media/christus-health/plan-care/files/bill-pay/financial-assistance/financial-language-documents/2021plainlanguagesummaryhospitalenglish.ashx
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5 Part V, Section B, Line 5 ContinuedWITH THIS IN MIND, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM, METOPIO AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS WERE DELIBERATE IN DISCUSSING THESE LIMITATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHNA AND SELECTION OF THE 2023-2025 HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS. NEEDS PRIORITIZATION: FOR THIS CYCLE, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM IS USING A NEW STRUCTURE FOR ITS IDENTIFIED NEEDS, CATEGORIZING THEM UNDER TWO DOMAINS WITH THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. WHILE THE PRIORITIZATION STRUCTURE IS NEW, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM RETAINED MENTAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY ISSUE FROM THE PREVIOUS CHNA. IN THE PREVIOUS CHNA, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM IDENTIFIED CHRONIC ILLNESS AS A PRIORITY. IN THIS CYCLE, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM UNPACKED "CHRONIC ILLNESS SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT CANCER, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND OBESITY. NEWLY IDENTIFIED ISSUES INCLUDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, FOOD ACCESS AND SMOKING AND VAPING. BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT AND ANALYSIS OF A MYRIAD OF DATA, THE PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023-2025 FALL INTO TWO DOMAINS UNDERNEATH AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. THE TWO DOMAINS AND CORRESPONDING HEALTH NEEDS ARE: 1. ADVANCE HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY ADDRESSING: 1A. CHRONIC ILLNESS WHCH INCLUDES CANCER, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND OBESTITY: CSMHS SEEKS TO PROVIDE SCREENING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. 1B. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WHICH INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE: CSMHS SEEKS TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS. 1C. ACCESS TO CARE: CSMHS SEEKS TO DEVELOP, PARTICIPATE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE IN AREA SCHOOLS. 2. BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS BY: 2A. REDUCING SMOKING AND VAPING: CSMHS SEEKS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-BASED SMOKING/VAPING CESSATION PROGRAM. 2B. IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT BY BUILDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: CSMHS SEEKS TO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT. 2C. IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS: CSMHS SEEKS TO CULTIVATE AND MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN FOOD DESERTS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 7 HOSPITAL FACILITY'S WEBSITE (LIST URL)https://www.christushealth.org/-/media/christus-health/connect-with-christus/files/community-involvement-and-commitment/st-michael-health-system/smhs_chna_2023.ashx
Schedule H, Part I, Line 6a Community benefit report prepared by related organizationCHRISTUS HEALTH
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Bad Debt Expense excluded from financial assistance calculation15940217
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Costing Methodology used to calculate financial assistanceLINE 7A: RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES BASED ON SCHEDULE H, WORKSHEET 2 LINE 7B: RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES BASED ON SCHEDULE H, WORKSHEET 2 LINE 7E: ACTUAL EXPENSES LESS ANY DIRECT OFFSETTING REVENUE LINE 7F: ACTUAL EXPENSES LESS ANY DIRECT OFFSETTING REVENUE LINE 7I: ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
Schedule H, Part II Community Building ActivitiesTHE CHRISTUS HEALTH ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS TO ENSURE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE THAT WILL ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND ADVANCE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. DURING FY 2023, CHRISTUS HEALTH ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC POLICIES BY WORKING TO ESTABLISH, AND IN SOME INSTANCES AUGMENT, GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE CONSTITUENTS WE SERVE. ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, SENIORS AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BY PROMOTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS PROVIDING IMMUNIZATIONS TO THESE POPULATIONS.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 2 Bad debt expense - methodology used to estimate amountTHE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL BAD DEBT EXPENSE (TOTAL OF ALL HOSPITAL FACILITIES) IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH IS COMPUTED AS BAD DEBT NET OF CONTRACTUAL ALLOWANCE, PAYMENTS RECEIVED AND RECOVERIES OF BAD DEBT PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFF.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 3 Bad Debt Expense MethodologyTHE FILING ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO BARRIERS SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, LITERACY, DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, OR BEING INTIMIDATED BY THE APPLICATION PROCESS. IN ORDER TO ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED PARO DECISION SUPPORT, LLC. PARO CHARITY SCORE IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS THAT LIKELY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON A PREDICTIVE MODEL AND OTHER FINANCIAL AND ASSET ESTIMATES FOR THE PATIENT DERIVED FROM PUBLIC RECORD SOURCES. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011, THE ORGANIZATION REPORTED THAT 30% OF BAD DEBT EXPENSES WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT WERE NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS EXISTING AT THAT TIME. THIS FIGURE WAS BASED ON THE PARO ANALYSIS AND ESTIMATES OF PATIENTS' FINANCIAL NEEDS THAT EXAMINED WHETHER PATIENTS WERE CHARACTERISTIC OF OTHERS WHO HISTORICALLY QUALIFIED FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRADITIONAL APPLICATION PROCESS. THE PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY CARE ANALYSIS PERFORMED FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR DETERMINED A BENCHMARK OF BAD DEBT ACCOUNTS IN THE CHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM THAT LACKED THE INFORMATION TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CUSTOMARY PROCESS BUT WOULD HAVE LIKELY QUALIFIED FOR ASSISTANCE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZED THE PARO SCORE TO IDENTIFY THE ACCOUNTS OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS THAT WERE LIKELY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DESPITE HAVING NOT COMPLETED AN APPLICATION, AND SUCH ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT 3.73% OF SUCH ACCOUNTS WERE LIKELY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR THESE ACCOUNTS AND THEY WERE RECLASSIFIED UNDER OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THESE AMOUNTS WERE NOT REPORTED AS BAD DEBT. THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 3 IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY CARE BENCHMARK ESTABLISHED IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011 AND THE AGGREGATE OF INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023. THUS, THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT ONLY 0.6185% OF THE BAD DEBT EXPENSES IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO WOULD LIKELY HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE FIGURE CALCULATED FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011 WAS ESTIMATED AND NOT EXACT, AND THEREFORE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNTS QUALIFIED AS PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY CARE IN ANY FISCAL YEAR MAY VARY FROM THE BENCHMARK ESTABLISHED IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 4 Bad debt expense - financial statement footnoteTHE FOOTNOTE TO THE CHRISTUS HEALTH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SAYS, THE PREPARATION OF THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN CONFORMITY WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (US GAAP) REQUIRES MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS, ESTIMATES, AND JUDGMENTS THAT AFFECT THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INCLUDING THE NOTES THERETO, AND RELATED DISCLOSURES OF COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, IF ANY AT THE DATE OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT RELIES ON HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE AND ON OTHER ASSUMPTIONS BELIEVED TO BE REASONABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN MAKING ITS JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THESE ESTIMATES.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 8 Community benefit & methodology for determining medicare costsTHE AMOUNT ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 6 IS DETERMINED BY CALCULATING MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS USING WORKSHEET A OF THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. WORKSHEET A OF THE MEDICARE COST REPORT REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO REMOVE NON-ALLOWABLE EXPENSES FROM TOTAL EXPENSES VIA THE ADJUSTMENTS TO EXPENSES WORKSHEETS WITHIN THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 6 DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL COSTS INCURRED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S PROVISIONS OF SERVICES TO MEDICARE PATIENTS. SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 7 WOULD EQUAL A SHORTFALL OF $7,610,875 IF TOTAL EXPENSES ALLOCABLE TO MEDICARE SERVICES WERE SUBSTITUTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 6.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 9b Collection practices for patients eligible for financial assistanceIT IS THE POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO PURSUE COLLECTIONS OF PATIENT BALANCES FROM PATIENTS WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES ITS COLLECTION EFFORTS CONSISTENTLY AND FAIRLY TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE. IF A PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY THEIR OUTSTANDING BALANCES, THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO QUALIFY THESE PATIENTS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY POLICY OR SCREEN THE PATIENTS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY TESTS. IF THE PATIENT QUALIFIES UNDER EITHER POLICY THE ACCOUNT WILL BE WRITTEN OFF BASED UPON LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION. THESE POLICIES SUPPORT THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE APPROVED BY SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16a FAP websiteA - CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM: Line 16a URL: WWW.CHRISTUSHEALTH.ORG/PATIENT-RESOURCES/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE;
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16b FAP Application websiteA - CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM: Line 16b URL: SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFO;
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16c FAP plain language summary websiteA - CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM: Line 16c URL: SEE SUPLEMENTAL INFO;
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 2 Needs assessmentCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX, IN COLLABORATION WITH AREA COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS DEVELOPED THE 2023 - 2025 COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN. AREA COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATED IN A COMMUNITY NEEDS SURVEY TO EXAMINE AND AFFIRM FINDINGS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AS WELL AS THE TIME AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE UNMET NEEDS IN THE CHRISTUS ARK-LA-TEX REGION. THE GROUP HAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE WORK RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE ARK-LA-TEX REGION FOR THE LONG-TERM.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 3 Patient education of eligibility for assistanceCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO EDUCATE PATIENTS ON ITS CHARITY AND DISCOUNT POLICY AND ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS DURING REGISTRATION, PRE-REGISTRATION (FOR SCHEDULED TESTS AND SURGERIES), POST REGISTRATION (DURING THEIR HOSPITALIZATION) AND FOLLOWING DISCHARGE (TELEPHONE OR WRITTEN INQUIRY) IN LANGUAGES APPROPRIATE FOR THE POPULATION BEING SERVED. PATIENTS ARE GIVEN INFORMATION AND FORMS BY A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO HELPS THEM COMPLETE THE FORMS DURING THEIR INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT VISITS. PATIENTS ARE ASKED TO BRING OR MAIL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO DETERMINE INCOME, ASSETS AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. THE BUSINESS OFFICE REVIEWS THE APPLICATION BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT. IF THE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR CHARITY CARE OR A DISCOUNT, A NEW BILL IS GENERATED. PATIENTS WHO DO NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION ARE CONSIDERED INELIGIBLE AND ARE BILLED ACCORDINGLY. IF THE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AT A LATER TIME, THE PATIENT MAY THEN BE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE OR A DISCOUNT. DOCUMENTATION IS RETAINED BY THE BILLING OFFICE FOR SEVEN YEARS. A PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING THE CHARITY CARE POLICY IS POSTED IN PROMINENT PLACES THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WAITING AREAS AND THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE WAITING AREAS, AS REQUIRED BY BOTH THE STATE OF TEXAS COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD (WHICH ADDRESSES THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NONPROFIT HOSPITALS) AND CHRISTUS HEALTH COMMUNITY BENEFIT GUIDELINES #50. IN ADDITION, A PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING THE CHARITY CARE POLICY AND INFORMATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE CHRISTUS HEALTH WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES EXPLANATIONS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WHO QUALIFIES, AND HOW TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 4 Community informationCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX IS LOCATED IN TEXARKANA, TEXAS. THE REPORT AREA CONSISTS OF THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA (PSA) GEOGRAPHIC REGION WITH 80% OF HOSPITAL UTILIZATION. CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM'S CHNA PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 16 ZIP CODES COVERING OVER 190,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA ZIP CODES ARE LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BOWIE AND CASS IN TEXAS; HEMPSTEAD, HOWARD, LITTLE RIVER, MILLER AND SEVIER IN ARKANSAS. TEXARKANA, TEXAS AND TEXARKANA, ARKANAS ARE THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE REPORT AREA AND ARE LOCATED IN BOWIE AND MILLER COUNTIES, RESPECTIVELY. THE REPORT AREA POPULATION CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 63.3 PERCENT OF NON-HISPANIC WHTE AND 23.6 PERCENT OF NON-HISPANIC BLACK ACCORDING TO 2020 US CENSUS DATA. THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IN THE REPORT AREA IS 87.1 PERCENT WHICH IS IN LINE WITH AVERAGES FROM TEXAS AND ARKANSAS (84.4 PERCENT AND 87.2 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY). THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $52,593 AND THE POVERTY RATE IS 18.3%. IN COMPARISON, THE OVERALL CHRISTUS HEALTH SERVICE AREA HAS A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $58,813 AND 16.8% OF RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY; IN TEXAS, $67,267 AND 16.7%; AND IN ARKANSAS, $52,143 AND 16.1%, RESPECTIVELY. WITHIN THE PSA, NON-HISPANIC BLACK AND HISPANIC/LATINO PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY FACE THE BURDEN OF POVERTY WITH 29.8% AND 22.2% OF THE RESPECTIVE POPULATIONS LIVING IN POVERTY. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX PROVIDES THE BEST POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 Promotion of community healthCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX RESPONDS TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICES PROVIDED AT CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL, A 311-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL; CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL - ATLANTA, A 43-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL; CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, A 50-BED HOSPITAL; CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER AND CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL IMAGING CENTER. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK LA-TEX PROVIDES 24 HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, LEVEL III TRAUMA DESIGNATION AT CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL AND LEVEL IV TRAUMA DESIGNATION AT CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL ATLANTA, THAT ARE OPEN TO SERVE ALL THOSE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX WORKS TO STRENGTHEN ACCESSIBILITY OF QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY THE VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS POPULATION AND MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS POPULATION IS 149,482. TEXARKANA, TEXAS AND TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS ARE THE LARGEST CITIES SURROUNDING CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX. ROOTED IN OUR MISSION AND TRADITION, THE FOUNDERS AND SPONSORS OF CHRISTUS HEALTH ARE CONSTANTLY SEEKING INNOVATIVE WAYS OF DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT IS BOTH AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH GENESIS PRIME CARE AND RANDY SAMS HOMELESS SHELTER PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POOR, UNDERSERVED AND THE HOMELESS. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX ALSO SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS HEALTH SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS FOR DISEASE DETECTION AND PREVENTION WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO CHILDREN, SENIORS AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC. HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS AND ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS ASSIST OTHER TARGETED POPULATIONS SUCH AS PERSONS AGE 65 OR OLDER AND AFRICAN AMERICANS. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. IT CONDUCTS ITS ACTIVITIES AND SERVES ITS HEALTH CARE MISSION WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITIES, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN ITS ROLE AS A MAJOR PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX PROVIDES MEDICATION ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE MEDICATIONS THEY NEED. THE HOSPITALS WORK WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACIES AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO IDENTIFY THESE PATIENTS AND DISTRIBUTE THE NEEDED MEDICATIONS TO SUCH PERSONS. COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR A BROADER COMMUNITY IS ALSO A PART OF CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX'S OVERALL COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE GREATEST SHARE OF THESE EXPENSES IS FOR EDUCATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, NURSING STUDENTS, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PHARMACISTS, ETC). HELPING TO PREPARE FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IS A DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE AND CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHRISTUS ARK-LA-TEX HAD OVER $962,784 IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION EXPENSES DURING FY 2023 THAT INCLUDED STUDENT INTERNSHIPS, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND OTHER EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, TECHNICIANS, ADMINISTRATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS AND PASTORAL CARE PROFESSIONALS. CHRISTUS HEALTH HAS ESTABLISHED THE CHRISTUS FUND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES AND GROUPS WHOSE VISION, MISSION AND GOALS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTUS HEALTH'S MISSION, VALUES, AND PHILOSOPHY OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF PEOPLES' LIVES AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. DURING FY 2023 THE TOTAL GRANT MONEY DISTRIBUTED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH TO THE ARK LA-TEX REGION WAS $275,000. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX ALSO USED CASH DONATIONS AS A VEHICLE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES. CASH DONATIONS, IN ADDITION TO GRANTS AWARDED THROUGH THE CHRISTUS FUND, SUPPORT CAUSES LIKE THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, PROVISION OF A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR ELDERLY, HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, AND MANY OTHER EQUALLY WORTHY PURPOSES. CHRISTUS HEALTH REINVESTS ALL SURPLUS FUNDS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH EXPANDED HEALTH SERVICES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND BETTER FACILITIES. DURING FY 2023, CHRISTUS HEALTH ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVEMENT PUBLIC POLICES AND WORKED TO ESTABLISH, AND IN SOME INSTANCES AUGMENT, GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FOR GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR ALL. AS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND AS PART OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, A REGIONAL GOVERNING BOARD COMPRISED LARGELY OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MAKEUP OF THE AREA WE SERVE GUIDES CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA TEX. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF COMPRISED OF QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WHO WORK WITH US TO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITIES. ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WHO ARE GRANTED PRIVILEGES TO SERVE WITH US IN OUR HOSPITALS MUST UNDERGO A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE CREDENTIALING AND ORIENTATION PROCESS. REGIONAL GOVERNING BOARD COMPRISED LARGELY OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MAKEUP OF THE AREA WE SERVE GUIDES CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX. ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED AND AFFILIATED WITH CHRISTUS ARK-LA-TEX ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 6 Affiliated health care systemCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX IS PART OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, AN INTERNATIONAL, CATHOLIC, FAITH BASED, NONPROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM COMPRISED OF ALMOST 350 SERVICES AND FACILITIES INCLUDING MORE THAN 60 HOSPITALS AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, 175 CLINICS AND OUTPATIENT CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH MINISTRIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VENTURES. CHRISTUS SERVICES CAN BE FOUND IN THE STATES OF ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, AND INTERNATIONALLY IN THE COUNTRIES OF MEXICO, CHILE AND COLOMBIA. A COMMON MISSION, CORE VALUES, AND VISION UNITE THE HEALTH SYSTEM. EACH REGION, INCLUDING CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX, DEVELOPS FIVE-YEAR AND TEN-YEAR STRATEGIC PLANS THAT HELP SET THE YEARLY OPERATIONAL PLANS AND BUDGETS. REGIONAL STRATEGIC GOALS ARE SET IN COLLABORATION WITH CHRISTUS HEALTH AND INCLUDE METRICS THAT WILL BE USED TO MEASURE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, CLINICAL OUTCOMES, PATIENT SATISFACTION, AND ASSOCIATE ENGAGEMENT. CHRISTUS HEALTH PROVIDES UPDATED MARKET, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND HEALTH INDICATOR DATA ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE DATA SUPPLIED FROM CHRISTUS HEALTH ALONG WITH THE SYSTEM WIDE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE REGION. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX, IN TURN, PARTNERS WITH OTHER NONPROFIT GROUPS (CHURCHES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES) TO CREATE COLLABORATIONS WHERE HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE ADDRESSED AND THE GENERAL HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY IS IMPROVED.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 7 State filing of community benefit reportTX

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
UNIV OF AR AREA HLTH EDUCATION CTR SW
300 East 6th StreetTexarkanaAR71854716046242501(C)(3)$855,012Medical Education Program
Bowie County Clinical Services Inc
2801 Via Fortuna Ste 500AustinTX78746113794900501(C)(3)$13,531Indigent Care PGRM Funding
East Texas Border Health
502 East Rusk StreetMarshallTX75670030538912501(C)(3)$512,500CMTY HLTH CONTRIB GRANT
Texarkana Independent School District
4241 Summerhill RdTexarkanaTX75503756002579501(C)(3)$5,499DON FOR HLTH WLLNSS GRNT
Health Teacher Inc
209 10th Ave S STE 350NashvilleTN37203203456491501(C)(3)$102,000DONATION FOR HLTH EDU. PGRM
Christus St Michael Foundation
2600 St Michael driveTexarkanaTX75503471655865501(C)(3)$265,525DON FOR PREM SPRT PGRM$196,494COSTIN-KIND MONTHLY EXP.
US CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
1015 EAST SE Loop 323TylerTX75701752152475501(C)(3)$5,750DON to Diocese of Tyler
Texarkana Independent School District
4241 Summerhill RdTexarkanaTX75503756002579501(C)(3)$10,000Athletic Trainer Program
Texarkana College Foundation
2500 N Robison rdTexarkanaTX75599237407065501(C)(3)$50,000TO FND POS IN ASSC NSG PGRM
Tough Kookie Foundation
4114 Mc Knight rdTexarkanaTX75503851531486501(C)(3)$25,000Local community support
Texas Mission Of Mercy
1946 S IH35 STE 400AustinTX78704810566980501(C)(3)$12,941TX DNTL ASSC SMILE FDN EVNT
Henderson State University Foundation
1100 Henderson StArkadelphiaAR71999710559008501(C)(3)$30,000Medical Education Program
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Total501c3 Org12Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS CHRISTUS HEALTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE NO. 0006, CONTRIBUTIONS/DONATIONS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. BEFORE ANY DONATION IS MADE, TWO CRITERIA ARE ADDRESSED: (1) ORGANIZATION TEST AND (2) IRS TEST. THE ORGANIZATION TEST ENSURES THAT DONATIONS ARE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF OUR PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST AND ADVANCING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS. CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO SUPPORT CHRISTUS SYSTEM MEMBERS AND TO OTHER QUALIFYING TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERED FOR DONATIONS MUST BE AN IRS SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND DOCUMENTATION TO THAT EFFECT OBTAINED. TO SATISFY THE IRS TEST CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN MUST BE DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING CHARITABLE PURPOSES NOT FOR PERSONAL BENEFIT BUT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE PROHIBITED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE, OR CONDUCT MORE THAN INCIDENTAL LOBBYING. DOCUMENTATION MUST SUPPORT HOW THE DONATION MEETS ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSES AND FURTHERANCE OF MISSION. DONATIONS SHOULD BE MODEST IN SCOPE. IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING CHRISTUS HEALTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE NO. 0006, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR GRANT-MAKING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S DONATION POLICY, PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO CHARITY CASES AS FOLLOWS: (A) SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE CARE FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED; (B) HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION; AND (C) OTHER HEALTH RELATED CAUSES. ALL REQUESTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS, SPONSORSHIPS, ETC., REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT, MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR. DOCUMENTATION MUST SUPPORT HOW THE DONATION MEETS ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSES PARTICULARLY RELATING TO THE HEALING MINISTRY AND HEALTH CARE. THE FILING ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INDIGENT FUNDING GRANTS TO THE COUNTIES IN WHICH IT SERVES VIA GRANTS PAID TO OTHER HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED WITHIN SUCH COUNTIES. THIS CHARITABLE DONATION HELPS RELIEVE THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF HEALTHCARE FOR THE INDIGENT POPULATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT THE FILING ORGANIZATION MAY NOT DIRECTLY SERVE IN ONE OF ITS HOSPITALS. THIS IS A RESULT OF OUR MISSION TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, ESPECIALLY TO THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jason Adams
BOARD DIRECTOR EX-OFFICIO/PRESIDENT$0$445,694$0$228,006$0$384$0$121,795$0$23,122$0$819,001$0$0
Jeff Puckett
Board Director$0$3,121,353$0$2,702,700$0$724,713$0$2,412,440$0$14,069$0$8,975,275$0$0
Chris Glenney
Board Director$0$956,519$0$446,760$0$650$0$431,192$0$14,847$0$1,849,968$0$0
Mark Anderson MD
Board Director$0$683,470$0$249,632$0$0$0$199,056$0$72,826$0$1,204,984$0$0
Steven Keuer MD
Board Director Ex-Officio$0$684,551$0$410,841$0$198,191$0$209,400$0$17,272$0$1,520,255$0$0
Andria Cardinalli-Stein MD
Board Director$0$381,927$0$94,130$0$450$0$12,200$0$0$0$488,707$0$0
Sister Rosanne Popp MD
Board Director$0$209,944$0$3,500$0$18,534$0$317$0$2,355$0$234,650$0$0
M GLEN BOLES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER$0$274,601$0$121,841$0$85,969$0$56,989$0$36,204$0$575,604$0$0
LOUISE M THORNELL
CHIEF NURSE EXECUTIVE$0$211,646$0$91,236$0$44,148$0$12,200$0$7,877$0$367,107$0$0
G MICHAEL FINLEY MD
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER$0$159,411$0$0$0$66,719$0$94,575$0$311,665$0$632,370$0$0
JENNIFER WRIGHT
VP OF OPERATIONS$0$194,009$0$96,321$0$650$0$11,946$0$11,541$0$314,467$0$0
LOREN ROBINSON
VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS$0$307,865$0$138,785$0$0$0$69,891$0$16,755$0$533,296$0$0
LAWRENCE CHELLAIAN
VP MISSION INT.$0$215,044$0$61,179$0$12,833$0$77,265$0$35,622$0$401,943$0$0
JESSE B JOHNSON
CRNA MANAGER$226,435$0$29,397$0$43,748$0$12,200$0$11,348$0$323,128$0$0$0
LUCAS K ANDERSON
CRNA$204,973$0$500$0$92,219$0$12,200$0$18,126$0$328,018$0$0$0
DANIEL P SNOW
CRNA$223,476$0$6,349$0$58,096$0$11,518$0$1,715$0$301,154$0$0$0
LANCE A ATTAWAY
CRNA$208,260$0$500$0$62,436$0$11,140$0$10,525$0$292,861$0$0$0
JOHN M HESTER
CRNA$219,088$0$500$0$49,952$0$10,728$0$1,155$0$281,423$0$0$0
THOMAS MCKINNEY
FORMER ADMIN CHRISTUS ST. MICHEAL HOSPITAL$0$335,909$0$113,725$0$13,251$0$87,823$0$16,324$0$567,032$0$0
WILLIAM MICAH JOHNSON
FORMER DIRECTOR$0$186,742$0$72,031$0$899$0$10,830$0$206$0$270,708$0$0
SCOTT SMITH MD
FORMER DIRECTOR (TERM 11/18/2021)$0$310,500$0$0$0$310,500$0$7,444$0$16,176$0$644,620$0$0
CHRISTOPHER KARAM
EX-OFFICIO, PRES/CEO (THRU 9/18)$0$841,150$0$382,900$0$0$0$193,553$0$9,691$0$1,427,294$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companionsTAXABLE COMPENSATION WAS REPORTED TO VARIOUS OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS RELATED TO COMPANION TRAVEL TO CHRISTUS MEETINGS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensationTHE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AN EMPLOYEE OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT, COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED AT THE CHRISTUS HEALTH LEVEL AND THE FILING ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE METHODS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OR IN DETERMINING CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. CHRISTUS HEALTH USES AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS COMMITTEE USES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO PERFORMS A BI-ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control paymentTHE FOLLOWING RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING 2022: SCOTT SMITH RECEIVED $300,000 AS A SEVERANCE PAYMENT DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2022. PATRICK FLANNERY RECEIVED $78,309 AS A SEVERANCE PAYMENT DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2022.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement planDEFERRED COMPENSATION INCLUDES EXECUTIVE DEFERRED INCOME ACCOUNT, SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AND RETENTION PLAN, AND PENSION RESTORATION PLAN. ESTIMATED PENSION BENEFITS WERE CALCULATED BASED ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE CURRENT PENSION RESTORATION PLAN AT 6% OF PENSIONABLE EARNINGS WHICH ARE OVER THE IRS LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION LIMIT. SOME ASSOCIATES ARE GRANDFATHERED UNDER AN EARLIER LEGACY PENSION PLAN. IF A PARTICIPANT HAS PROTECTED PENSION BENEFITS UNDER SUCH LEGACY PLANS, HIS/HER PERCENTAGE IS ZERO UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AND RETENTION PLAN, AS THE PROTECTED BENEFIT IS ALREADY EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN CURRENT MARKET. PAYMENT FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN MICHAEL G. BOLES RECEIVED $65,814 DURING THE CALENDER YEAR 2022 UNDER A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. STEVE KEUER RECEIVED $196,367 DURING THE CALENDER YEAR 2022 UNDER A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. M. LOUISE THORNELL RECEIVED $43,498 DURING THE CALENDER YEAR 2022 UNDER A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN.
Schedule J, Part II FORM 990, PART VII, QUESTION 1A AND SCHEDULE J, PART IIDIRECTORS AND EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WITHOUT COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS. ANY COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DISCLOSED FOR SUCH PERSONS IS EARNED IN THE RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL'S ROLE AS AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, NOT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S ROLE AS A BOARD MEMBER OR DIRECTOR. BOARD MEMBERS SPEND TIME AS NEEDED FOR BOARD MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONS.
Schedule J, Part II SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATIONW-2 COMPENSATION MAY INCLUDE PAYMENTS RELATED TO COMPENSATION DEFERRED IN PRIOR YEARS. DEFERRED COMPENSATION MAY INCLUDE DEFERRALS OF CURRENT YEAR COMPENSATION UNDER EXECUTIVE DEFERRED INCOME ACCOUNT, SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AND RETENTION PLAN AND PENSION RESTORATION PLAN.
Schedule J, Part II FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND SCHEDULE J, PART IITHE BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION REPORTED AS RELATED COMPENSATION WAS PAID TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS BY CHRISTUS HEALTH, A RELATED ORGANIZATION OF THE FILING ENTITY: CHRIS GLENNEY, JEFF PUCKETT, MARK ANDERSON, STEVEN KEUER, M.D., M. GLEN BOLES, LOUISE THORNELL, JENNIFER WRIGHT, LAWRENCE CHELLAIAN, WILLIAM MICAH JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER KARAM, THOMAS MCKINNEY, Ernie Sadau, Jason Adams, Loren Robinson, Andria Cardinalli-Stein, M.D., and Sister Rosanne Popp.
Schedule J, Part II, Column (B)(ii) SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATIONBONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION MAY INCLUDE AMOUNTS THAT WERE DEFERRED IN A PRIOR YEAR BUT PAID OUT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022.
Schedule J, Part II, Column (C) DEFERRED COMPENSATIONDEFERRED COMPENSATION INCLUDES EXECUTIVE DEFERRED INCOME ACCOUNT, SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AND RETENTION PLAN, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 403(B) MATCHED SAVINGS PLAN, PENSION RESTORATION PLAN AND ESTIMATED PENSION BENEFITS UNDER CHRISTUS HEALTH CASH BALANCE PLAN. ESTIMATED PENSION BENEFITS WERE CALCULATED BASED ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE CURRENT CASH BALANCE PLAN AT 6% OF PENSIONABLE EARNINGS. SOME ASSOCIATES ARE GRANDFATHERED UNDER AN EARLIER PENSION PLAN. THESE GRANDFATHERED PARTICIPANTS, BASED ON COMPUTATION AT THE TIME OF THEIR RETIREMENT, WILL RECEIVE THE LARGER OF THE RETIREMENT BENEFIT COMPUTED UNDER THE CASH BALANCE PLAN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS PENSION PLAN. DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF CALCULATING AN ACCURATE BENEFIT COST FOR GRANDFATHERED PARTICIPANTS, THE FORM 990 REPORTS AS PENSION BENEFITS THEIR ANNUAL ESTIMATED CASH BALANCE PLAN ACCRUAL.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1 MISSION, CONTINUEDTHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF ADVANCING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS WHICH OPERATE AND ARE CONTROLLED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ETHICAL AND MORAL TEACHINGS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND PROMOTING EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT, COOPERATIVE PLANNING AND THE SHARING OF RESOURCES AMONG SUCH HEALTH, CARE MINISTRIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CORPORATION'S MISSION SHALL BE TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH, SHALL OPERATE ACCORDING TO THE DOCTRINES, RESOLUTIONS, DECREES AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS, AND ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTORS FOR CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS PROMULGATED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. IT IS ALSO A PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION TO AID, LEND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO, AID TO INVEST, TRANSFER AND/OR DISPOSE OF FUNDS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES OF, THE SYSTEM, THE CORPORATION, THE SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS, AND THE LOCAL ENTITIES. THE CORPORATION'S PURPOSES SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE MAKING OF GIFTS, GRANTS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER QUALIFYING TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS,PARTICULARLY THOSE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND, WELFARE OF THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. THE CORPORATION SHALL ALSO BE AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN SUCH PURSUITS AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL, OR WHICH MAY AID AND ASSIST, IN CARRYING OUT THE CORPORATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSES. THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THESE PURPOSES, AS WELL AS THOSE SYSTEM ENTITIES THAT ARE DESCRIBED, IN SECTION 501(C)(3), AND SECTION 509(A)(1) OR SECTION 509(A)(2) OF, IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THESE PURPOSES, AS WELL AS THOSE SYSTEM ENTITIES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), AND SECTION 509(A)(1) OR SECTION 509(A)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, OR CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT LAW.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4bCOMMITMENT TO BENEFITING OUR COMMUNITIES PATIENT CARE SERVICES - CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX IS A REGION OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, WHICH WAS FORMED IN 1999 TO STRENGTHEN THE 158-YEAR-OLD, FAITH-BASED HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES OF THE CONGREGATIONS OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD OF HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO. FOUNDED ON THE MISSION TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, CHRISTUS IS CHALLENGED TO REACH OUT TO, AND BEYOND, THE MORE THAN 66 COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. THE VISION OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, A CATHOLIC, FAITH-BASED HEALTH MINISTRY, IS TO BE A LEADER, A PARTNER AND AN ADVOCATE IN THE CREATION OF INNOVATIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT ALL MAY EXPERIENCE GOD'S HEALING PRESENCE AND LOVE. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX REGION RESPONDS TO HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH SERVICES PROVIDED AT CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL, A 311-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL-ATLANTA, A 43-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, 50-BED CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER, and CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL IMAGING CENTER. EACH OF OUR HEALTH CARE ENTITIES HAS THE SAME OBJECTIVE - TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, WHICH INCLUDES LEADING THE WAY TO A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX IS LOCATED IN TEXARKANA, TEXAS AND SERVICES NORTHEAST TEXAS, SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, WHICH COVERS A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 338,000 INDIVIDUALS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 ALONE, WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN VARIOUS WAYS INCLUDING; 66,167 VISITS TO OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; 3,137 SURGERY PROCEDURES WITHIN OUR HOSPITALS; 5,827 OUTPATIENT SURGERY PROCEDURES; 13,584 PATIENTS WHO WERE ADMITTED TO OUR HOSPITALS FOR CARE AND 257,552 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED OUTPATIENT CARE AT OUR FACILITIES. TOUCHING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AROUND US IS WHAT MAKES CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX STAND APART. ALLOWING OTHERS TO TOUCH US GIVES CHRISTUS HEALTH A VISION FOR THE MEDICALLY NEEDY IN EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WHETHER IT IS THE LIFE OF A CHILD EXPECTING A FUTURE FILLED WITH MIRACLES, THE LIFE OF A MAN IN NEED OF A CRITICAL HEART SURGERY, OR THE LIFE OF A WOMAN ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH TO HER FIRST CHILD, CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES WORK TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY. BY COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITIES, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, CHRISTUS HEALTH'S VARIOUS ENTITIES HAVE STRENGTHENED THEIR ROLES AS MAJOR PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE, ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN A BLESSING BY HELPING CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX BETTER SERVE THOSE IN NEED. FURTHERMORE, INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICES WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT DEDICATED EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS. THEY HELP TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHRISTUS' HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES AND THE COMMUNITY, NURTURING CHRISTUS' MISSION TO MEET HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. OUR EMPLOYEES WORK BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF OUR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND ARE COMMITTED TO REACHING BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL STRUCTURE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH. UNDERSTANDING THE NEED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE TO AS MUCH OF OUR PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE, CHRISTUS HEALTH PARTICIPATES IN GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER SPECIFIC DISCOUNTS ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR NECESSARY SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE OR WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROGRAMS. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. IT CONDUCTS ITS ACTIVITIES AND SERVES ALL PATIENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. AMONG THE GENERAL MEDICAL/SURGERY SERVICES OFFERED ARE: DAY SURGERY, OPEN-HEART SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION, DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC, WELLNESS PROGRAMS, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, CARDIAC/PULMONARY OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION, RESPIRATORY CARE, NUTRITION AND DIETARY SERVICES AND PHARMACY. CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, LEVEL III TRAUMA DESIGNATION IN TEXARKANA AND LEVEL IV TRAUMA DESIGNATION IN ATLANTA, THAT ARE OPEN TO SERVE ALL THOSE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX ALSO SUPPORTS MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, SUCH AS THE RANDY SAMS SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS AND THE SPIRIT OF ST. MICHAEL MOBILE CLINIC, WHICH SERVES A SEVEN-COUNTY AREA. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND AS PART OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, A REGIONAL GOVERNING BOARD COMPRISED LARGELY OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE AREA WE SERVE GUIDES CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF COMPRISED OF QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WHO WORK WITH US TO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITIES. ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WHO ARE GRANTED PRIVILEGES TO SERVE WITH US IN OUR HOSPITALS MUST UNDERGO A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE CREDENTIALING PROCESS.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4aOTHER GOVERNMENT SPONSORED SERVICES IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISION OF CHARITY CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES, CHRISTUS HEALTH PROVIDES SERVICES TO PERSONS COVERED UNDER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MEDICARE AND TRICARE. THE UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF THESE SERVICES ARE REPORTED TO THE STATE OF TEXAS BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REPORTS PREPARED FOLLOWING CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES. CHRISTUS HEALTH PROVIDES SERVICES TO PERSONS COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL MEDICARE PROGRAM, AND IN FACT, THIS IS THE LARGEST SINGLE PAYOR CLASSIFICATION OF PATIENTS SERVED BY THIS HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PAYMENT RATE FOR INPATIENT SERVICES IS ON A PER-CASE RATE, CALCULATED BASED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC-RELATED GROUP (DRG) INTO WHICH THE PATIENT IS CATEGORIZED. MEDICARE, BASED ON THEIR FEE SCHEDULE, REIMBURSES OUTPATIENT SERVICES. CHRISTUS HEALTH ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE TRICARE STANDARD PROGRAM AND MANY OF OUR HOSPITALS CONTRACT WITH THE MANAGED CARE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR FOR THE SOUTH REGION TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER THE PROVISION OF TRICARE PRIME.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4cCOMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING - CHARITY CARE AND MEDICAID CHRISTUS ADHERES TO THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION'S A GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT (2022), AND COMPLIES WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING. COMMUNITY BENEFIT, REPORTED AS UNPAID COSTS, INCLUDES BOTH CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. TO THE LIMITS OF ITS RESOURCES, CHRISTUS HEALTH IS AN INSTITUTION OF PURELY PUBLIC CHARITY; THUS, THE MOST TANGIBLE EXPRESSION OF CHRISTUS HEALTH'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE IS THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY. THIS FALLS INTO TWO CATEGORIES: CHARITY CARE AND UNPAID GOVERNMENT INDIGENT CARE. IN KEEPING WITH THE MISSION, VALUES, AND VISION OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, CHRISTUS HEALTH PROVIDES CHARITY CARE SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT RESPECTS THE DIGNITY OF THE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED WITH OUT CHARGE OR AT A CHARGE THAT IS LESS THAN THE USUAL CHARGE FOR SUCH SERVICES. THE DETERMINATION AS TO THE AMOUNT TO BE CHARGED, IF ANY, IS MADE ACCORDING TO A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY AS DETERMINED BY ESTABLISHED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES PLACE THEM AT OR UNDER 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY EXPECTATION OF PAYMENT. UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES PLACE THEM BETWEEN 200 AND 400 PERCENT OF FPL ARE CHARGED BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE, AND THOSE ABOVE 400 PERCENT RECEIVE DISCOUNTS BASED ON THE UNINSURED FEE SCHEDULE. CHRISTUS HEALTH IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA, AND ARKANSAS' MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOSE PROGRAMS SEEK TO PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET CERTAIN FINANCIAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE EVALUATION OF BOTH ASSETS AND INCOME.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 2,141,823 including grants of $ 2,174,371)(Revenue $ 0) COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED ROOTED IN OUR MISSION AND TRADITION, THE FOUNDERS AND SPONSORS OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AND THOSE WHO CO-MINISTER WITH THEM SEEK NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS OF DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT IS BOTH AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST AIM TO IMPROVE THE TOTAL HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PLACE OUR SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION AND PREFERENCE GIVEN TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED REPRESENT THE UNPAID COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED FOR WHICH A PATIENT IS NOT BILLED, OR FOR WHICH A FEE HAS BEEN ASSESSED THAT RECOVERS ONLY A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE RENDERED SERVICE. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES INITIATIVES THAT REACH OUT TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SEEK JUSTICE FOR THE VULNERABLE AND WORK TO BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN OUR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAMS COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FROM CHARITY CLINICS TO IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX PROVIDES MEDICATION ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE MEDICATIONS THEY NEED. THE HOSPITALS WORK WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACIES AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO IDENTIFY THESE PATIENTS AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THE NEEDED MEDICATIONS TO THEM. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH GENESIS PRIME CARE, ALL FOR KIDS PEDIATRIC CLINIC AND RANDY SAMS HOMELESS SHELTER PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POOR, UNDERSERVED AND HOMELESS. CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX ALSO SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC. HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS AND ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS ASSIST OTHER TARGETED POPULATIONS SUCH AS PERSONS AGE 65 OR OLDER AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS. CHRISTUS HEALTH HAS ESTABLISHED THE CHRISTUS FUND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES AND GROUPS WHOSE VISION, MISSION AND GOALS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTUS HEALTH'S MISSION, VALUES AND PHILOSOPHY OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF PEOPLES' LIVES AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE CHRISTUS FUND HAS INVESTED A TOTAL OF $275,000 IN THE ARK-LA-TEX REGION IN FY 2023. HARVEST REGIONAL FOOD BANK, COMMUNITY HEALTHCORE, AND HAVEN HOMES, THREE COMMUNITY AGENCIES SERVING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES WERE RECIPIENTS OF THESE FUNDS. SEVERAL CHRISTUS REGIONS PROVIDE INDIGENT FUNDING DONATIONS OR GRANTS TO AID THE COUNTIES IN WHICH THEY, OR ANOTHER CHRISTUS REGION, SERVE. SUCH GRANTS MAY BE PAID TO THE COUNTY DIRECTLY OR VIA ANOTHER HOSPITAL OR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION IN THE AREA. THIS CHARITABLE DONATION HELPS RELIEVE THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE INDIGENT POPULATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT CHRISTUS MAY NOT DIRECTLY SERVE IN ONE OF OUR HOSPITALS. THIS IS A RESULT OF OUR MISSION TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, ESPECIALLY TO THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY THE GREATEST SHARE OF THESE EXPENSES IS FOR EDUCATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLINICALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX COOPERATES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER-SOUTHWEST TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES PROGRAM. IN EFFORTS TO MEET THE NEEDS FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE AREA, CHRISTUS PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR A THREE-YEAR PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER-SOUTHWEST. HELPING TO PREPARE FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IS A DISTINGISHING CHARACTERISTIC OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE AND CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHRISTUS HEALTH ALSO USED CASH DONATIONS AS A VEHICLE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES. WE MADE CASH DONATIONS, IN ADDITION TO GRANTS AWARDED THROUGH THE CHRISTUS FUND, TO SUPPORT CAUSES LIKE THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER, PROVISION OF A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR ELDERLY, HIV/AIDS AND FOR MANY OTHER EQUALLY WORTHY PURPOSES. DURING FY 2023, CHRISTUS HEALTH ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC POLICIES, WORKING TO ESTABLISH, AND IN SOME INSTANCES AUGMENT, GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FOR GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE CONSTITUENTS WE SERVE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 10b HOW ORG ENSURES UNIT ACTIVITIES ARE CONSISTENTCHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM AUXILIARY IS TREATED AS A DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX (OPERATES UNDER THE SAME TAX ID NUMBER AS CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX) AND IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE CEO/PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE IS A MEMBER OF THE AUXILIARY BOARD. VOLUNTEERS ARE SUPERVISED AND OPERATE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CEO/PRESIDENT OR OTHER DESIGNEE. NEW VOLUNTEER CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS, UNDERGO BACKGROUND CHECKS AND COMPLETE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL APPLICANTS. ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND ORIENTATION, SIGN CODE OF ETHICS, COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS, ETC., ALL OF WHICH ARE RETAINED ON FILE. REVENUES AND EXPENSES ARE SUBMITTED TO THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AT MONTH-END CLOSE AND EACH MONTH ARE RECORDED ON THE CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ARE INCLUDED IN AUDITS. THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT RETAINS COPIES OF ALL BANK STATEMENTS, DEPOSITS, AND DISBURSEMENTS. THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT RECONCILES THE MONTHLY BANK STATEMENTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF 1023 AND FORMS 990 & 990-TCHRISTUS HEALTH AND MOST OF ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES DO NOT HAVE FORMS 1023 BECAUSE OF THEIR INCLUSION IN THE IRS GROUP RULING WITH THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, WHICH COVERS THE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN THE ANNUAL OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY. CHRISTUS HEALTH'S WEBSITE DISPLAYS THE IRS GROUP RULING AND RELEVANT ANNUAL OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY PAGES FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO CHRISTUS HEALTH. FORMS 990 AND 990-T ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholdersCHRISTUS NORTHEAST TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing bodyCHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHEAST TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION, AS THE SOLE CORPORATION MEMBER OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION, HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT ALL MEMBERS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholdersCHRISTUS HEALTH'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE FOLLOWING POWERS: APPROVE, CHANGE AND/OR INTERPRET THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S PHILOSOPHY, MISSION AND VISION; APPROVE THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION/ ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS; APPOINT AND REMOVE MEMBERS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPOINT AND REMOVE THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPROVE INCURRENCE OF DEBT THAT EXCEEDS $20 MILLION PER INCURRENCE; APPROVE ANY MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ACQUISITION, DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORTS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE CAPITAL PROJECTS GREATER THAN $20 MILLION FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE ANY TRANSACTION BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION THE EFFECT OF WHICH IS TO CREATE A NEW LEGAL ENTITY OR JOINT VENTURE, ANY TRANSACTION INVOLVING A SYSTEM ENTITY WHICH CREATES A NEW LEGAL ENTITY OR JOINT VENTURE, OR CHANGES IN BUSINESS PURPOSE OR RELATIONSHIP OF ANY SYSTEM ENTITY; AND APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE ACTIONS RESERVED TO CHRISTUS HEALTH IN ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS OR SIMILAR GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH CEO HAS THE FOLLOWING POWERS: POWER TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE THE SALE, LEASE, MORTGAGE, TRANSFER, EASEMENT OR ENCUMBRANCE OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS NON DESIGNATED MINISTRY PROPERTY UNDER $1 MILLION BUT MORE THAN $20 MILLION; APPROVE THE INCURRENCE OF DEBT UP TO A $20 PER INCURRENCE BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE STRATEGIC PLANS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET; APPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM-WIDE POLICIES FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION; SET THE THRESHOLD OF CAPITAL PROJECTS LESS THAN $20 MILLION BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION; AND APPROVE MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH MEMBERS ARE TWO SISTERS APPOINTED BY EACH OF THE FOUNDING SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD, HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND THE CONGREGATION OF SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD OF SAN ANTONIO, AND ONE SISTER APPOINTED BY THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH MEMBERS HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS: APPROVE THE ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATES OF FORMATION/ ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION IF THE CHANGE IS RELATED TO MEMBER RESERVED POWERS; APPROVE THE SALE, LEASE, MORTGAGE, TRANSFER, EASEMENT OR ENCUMBRANCE OF REAL PROPERTY IN EXCESS OF A THRESHOLD DOLLAR AMOUNT REQUIRED BY CANON LAW; APPROVE THE SALE, LEASE, MORTGAGE, TRANSFER, EASEMENT, OR ENCUMBRANCE OF REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS DESIGNATED MINISTRY PROPERTY; APPROVE THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL OF DESIGNATED MINISTRY PROPERTY (EXCEPT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS) OR THE FUNDAMENTAL USE OF DESIGNATED MINISTRY PROPERTY BY CHANGE IN LICENSE THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE NATURE OF A FACILITY, OR THE ELIMINATION OF OB, PED, PSYCH OR EMERGENCY SERVICES ON REAL PROPERTY PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH DESIGNATED MINISTRY PROPERTY OWNED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION; AND APPROVE THE MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ACQUISITION, DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION IF IT OWNS DESIGNATED MINISTRY PROPERTY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM IN PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CFO, OR OTHER DESIGNEE, REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THE FINAL FORM 990 THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE IRS WAS REVIEWED PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS IN THE SPRING 2024 BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON A SET OF SUGGESTED REVIEW PROCESSES DEVELOPED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyAT THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, THE CHRISTUS HEALTH CORPORATE SECRETARY DISTRIBUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR COMPLETION PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF JANUARY IN THE NEXT YEAR. THE CORPORATE SECRETARY THOROUGHLY REVIEWS ALL COMPLETED AND EXECUTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND THAT NO POTENTIAL OR IDENTIFIED CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED OR EXISTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialTHE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF CHRISTUS HEALTH DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO (OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS APPLICABLE), OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AT HAND. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE CHRISTUS HEALTH BOARD SELECTS AN INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL FIRM TO PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION REVIEW, TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND COMPARABLE TO OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING INFORMATION OF COMPENSATION DECISIONS. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE EXTERNAL CONSULTANT: 1. DEVELOPS THE MERIT INCREASE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL DESIGNATED SYSTEM EXECUTIVES BASED ON MARKET COMPARABILITY. 2. RECOMMENDS THE CHANGES IN THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE (GRADES) BASED ON THE MARKET CHANGES. 3. COMPLETES A REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF NEWLY CREATED POSITIONS TO RECOMMEND A GRADE PLACEMENT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS, THE EXTERNAL CONSULTANT COMPLETES A DETAILED REVIEW OF ALL OTHER DESIGNATED SYSTEM EXECUTIVES' COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THIS GROUP INCLUDES ALL TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY LEADERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE REVIEW INCLUDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON ANY CHANGES NECESSARY IN EITHER SPECIFIC COMPENSATION OR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE TO ENSURE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS, REASONABLENESS AND INTERNAL EQUITY. UPON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL FIRM, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MAKES FINAL COMPENSATION DECISION. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION PAYMENTS FOR EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS. THE DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DOCUMENTED AND FORMALIZED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES AND MAINTAINED ON RECORD. THE FILING ORGANIZATION DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE SECRETARY BY USE OF AN INDEPENDENT AND EXTERNAL CONSULTANT. THE CONSULTANT HELPS DETERMINE PAY RATES FOR THE ASSOCIATES OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MARKET DATA AND SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL. THE COMPENSATION RATES ARE APPROVED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION. BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCEDURE, THE SECRETARY'S COMPENSATION IS NOT REVIEWED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employeesTHE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF CHRISTUS HEALTH DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO (OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS APPLICABLE), OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AT HAND. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE CHRISTUS HEALTH BOARD SELECTS AN INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL FIRM TO PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION REVIEW, TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND COMPARABLE TO OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING INFORMATION OF COMPENSATION DECISIONS. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE EXTERNAL CONSULTANT: 1. DEVELOPS THE MERIT INCREASE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL DESIGNATED SYSTEM EXECUTIVES BASED ON MARKET COMPARABILITY. 2. RECOMMENDS THE CHANGES IN THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE (GRADES) BASED ON THE MARKET CHANGES. 3. COMPLETES A REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF NEWLY CREATED POSITIONS TO RECOMMEND A GRADE PLACEMENT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS, THE EXTERNAL CONSULTANT COMPLETES A DETAILED REVIEW OF ALL OTHER DESIGNATED SYSTEM EXECUTIVES' COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THIS GROUP INCLUDES ALL TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY LEADERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE REVIEW INCLUDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON ANY CHANGES NECESSARY IN EITHER SPECIFIC COMPENSATION OR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE TO ENSURE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS, REASONABLENESS AND INTERNAL EQUITY. UPON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL FIRM, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MAKES FINAL COMPENSATION DECISION. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION PAYMENTS FOR EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS. THE DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DOCUMENTED AND FORMALIZED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES AND MAINTAINED ON RECORD. THE FILING ORGANIZATION DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE SECRETARY BY USE OF AN INDEPENDENT AND EXTERNAL CONSULTANT. THE CONSULTANT HELPS DETERMINE PAY RATES FOR THE ASSOCIATES OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MARKET DATA AND SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL. THE COMPENSATION RATES ARE APPROVED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION. BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCEDURE, THE SECRETARY'S COMPENSATION IS NOT REVIEWED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicTHE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CHRISTUS HEALTH ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE CHRISTUS HEALTH WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service RevenueMisc. revenue - Total Revenue: 9174400, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 9174400, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other FeesOccupancy Related Services - Total Expense: 2291322, Program Service Expense: 2291322, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Physician Services - Total Expense: 199586, Program Service Expense: 199586, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Medical Services - Total Expense: 60579578, Program Service Expense: 35761972, Management and General Expenses: 24817606, Fundraising Expenses: ; Repairs & Maintenance Services - Total Expense: 3602646, Program Service Expense: 3547910, Management and General Expenses: 54736, Fundraising Expenses: ; Collection Services - Total Expense: 1516838, Program Service Expense: 1516838, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Consulting Services - Total Expense: 632692, Program Service Expense: 59291, Management and General Expenses: 573401, Fundraising Expenses: ; Marketing Services - Total Expense: 16802, Program Service Expense: 16052, Management and General Expenses: 750, Fundraising Expenses: ; Other Professional Services - Total Expense: 11284068, Program Service Expense: 4540935, Management and General Expenses: 6743133, Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;
Form 990, Part X, Line 1 CASH- NON-BEARING INTERESTCHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM MAINTAINS A CENTRALIZED CASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS CASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) INCLUDES A CONCENTRATION ACCOUNT WHEREIN DEPOSITS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR RELATED CHRISTUS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FLOW THROUGH THIS ACCOUNT AND OVER TO THE MANAGED INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS. EACH PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION REPORTS A BALANCE IN THE CMS REFLECTIVE OF ITS CUMULATIVE CASH ACTIVITY. CASH BALANCES FOR EACH CHRISTUS ORGANIZATION ARE REPORTED ON FORM 990 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORTING. CMS OWNERSHIP IS MAINTAINED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH (EIN 76-0590551) AND ALL ASSOCIATED INVESTMENT INCOME IS PROPERLY REPORTED ON THE CHRISTUS HEALTH FORM 990.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balancesINTERCOMPANY EQUITY ADJUSTMENT - -47071646; CHANGE IN RESTRICTED NET ASSETS - -6602;
FORM 990, BOX C DOING BUSINESS ASCHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX OPERATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING NAMES: CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY CLINIC CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH CARE CENTER PHARMACY CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HEALTH SYSTEM CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL NEUROSURGERY CLINIC CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL ONCOLOGY CLINIC CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL ONCOLOGY CLINIC - COWHORN CREEK CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY CLINIC CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL PULMONARY & SLEEP MEDICINE CLINIC CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL RHEUMATOLOGY CLINIC - COWHORN CREEK CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL SENIOR HEALTH CENTER

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CHRISTUS HEALTH
1501 N OCONNOR BLVDIRVINGTX75039760590551SPT HLTH SVCSTX501(c)(3)10NAfalse
CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL FOUNDATION
2600 ST MICHAEL DRIVETEXARKANATX75503471655865SPT HLTH SVCSTX501(c)(3)7ALTYes (true)
CHRISTUS HOPKINS HEALTH ALLIANCE
115 AIRPORT RDSULPHUR SPRINGSTX75482811708177HEALTH SVCSTX501(c)(3)3CNTHSCYes (true)
CHRISTUS NE TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM CORP
1315 DOCTORS DRIVETYLERTX75701752616975HLTHCARE SVCSTX501(c)(3)Type IICHYes (true)
MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL REGIONAL HC CTR
1315 DOCTORS DRIVETYLERTX75701750818167HOSPITALTX501(c)(3)3CNTHSCYes (true)
MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL - WINNSBORO
1315 DOCTORS DRIVETYLERTX75701752771569HOSPITALTX501(c)(3)3CNTHSCYes (true)
MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL - JACKSONVILLE
1315 DOCTORS DRIVETYLERTX75701751976930HOSPITALTX501(c)(3)3CNTHSCYes (true)
CHRISTUS GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER
811 SOUTH WASHINGTON AVEMARSHALLTX75670750974351HEALTHCARE SVCSTX501(c)(3)3CNTHSCYes (true)
TRINCARE INC
1315 DOCTORS DRIVETYLERTX75071752161369HEALTHCARE SVCSTX501(c)(3)10CNTHSCYes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ARK-LA-TEX HEALTH NETWORK
PO BOX 2911TEXARKANATX755042911752562459HEALTHCARE SVTXALTC Corporation$9,262$2,887,5901Yes (true)
CHRISTUS TEXARKANA UNIT OWNERS ASSOC
2600 ST MICHAEL DRIVETEXARKANATX75503472486362BUILDING ASSOTXALTC Corporation$0$01Yes (true)
HEALTHPLAN OF TEXAS INC
1315 DOCTORS DRIVETYLERTX75701752636862THIRD PARTY ATNCNTHSCC CorporationYes (true)
TRINCARE INC
1315 DOCTORS DRIVETYLERTX75701752161369RETAIL HEALTHTXCNTHSCC CorporationYes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (10 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ARKLATEX HEALTH NETWORK
L$966,533ACCRUAL
ARKLATEX HEALTH NETWORK
M$334,433ACCRUAL
ARKLATEX HEALTH NETWORK
O$436,422ACCRUAL
ARKLATEX HEALTH NETWORK
P$86,625ACCRUAL
ARKLATEX HEALTH NETWORK
Q$159,693ACCRUAL
CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL FOUNDATION
B$462,019ACCRUAL
CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL FOUNDATION
C$251,571ACCRUAL
TRINITY CLINIC
A$151,739ACCRUAL
TRINITY CLINIC
L$33,036,991ACCRUAL
TRINITY CLINIC
M$10,952,894ACCRUAL

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