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        <ExplanationTxt>Avera Health and most of its sponsored organizations are considered nonprofit corporations as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are exempt from federal income taxes on related income pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. These organizations are required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Avera Health and certain sponsored organizations also file an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990T) with the IRS to report their unrelated business taxable income. Avera Health and its sponsored organizations believe that they have appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the consolidated financial statements. The Organization would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. The federal Form 990T filings and taxable subsidiary returns for consolidated subsidiaries are no longer subject to federal tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2015. Certain consolidated entities are subject to federal income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the differences between the financial and income tax reporting basis of assets and liabilities based on enacted tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not material as of June 30, 2018 and 2017. The Organization paid an immaterial amount of federal and state income taxes for the years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 5: Avera St. Mary's gathered information regarding the needs of the community through a three-pronged process gathering stakeholder information on community perceptions of the health of Central South Dakota including a survey of three civic social clubs, interviews with identified community leaders, and several focus groups. All members of the CHNA team were selected for roles they have in the community by a matrix developed by the Avera St. Mary's Hospital Administrative Council and included attributes such as: uninsured/underinsured, parents of young children, close contact with underprivileged people to assure a "voice" in the process, health leaders with in-depth knowledge of the local health care environment, government, business, retired, South Dakota State Departments of health and social services, Urban Indian Health, and Rural Health Clinics.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Avera St. Mary's</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 6b: South Dakota Department of HealthSouth Dakota Department of Social ServicesMunicipal Government stakeholdersCapital Area Counseling ServicesRural Health ClinicUrban Indian Health</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Avera St. Mary's</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 11: The prioritized community health needs identified in the community health needs assessment completed May 2016 include a cancer treatment center, recruitment of physicians including oncologist, psychiatrist, adolescent psychiatrist and other specialists. Over the next three years, an implementation strategy for each of the three selected priorities will be addressed.Goal 1The first goal from the 2016 CHNA was to increase cancer treatment services in Central South Dakota. Avera St. Mary's was awarded a grant from the Leona Helmsley Charitable Trust to assist in building a Cancer Center that would bring Radiation Oncology to the city of Pierre and to central South Dakota. The grant included $7.5M in funding for a linear accelerator, a vault to house the linear and funding for infrastructure and engineering. On top of the $7.5M, the Helmsley Trust will also match community donations up to $2.5M. Avera St. Mary's broke ground on the Helmsley Center in April 2017. As of June 30th, 2018, $2,316,436 in cash donations have been raised within the community of Pierre. With less than $200,000 of donations needed to meet the goal, the region has scheduled the grand opening of the Helmsley Cancer Center to be held on September 28th, 2018.Avera St. Mary's continues to experience growth within the Oncology field. During this reporting period, Medical Oncology clinic visits have increased by 59% and chemo therapy infusions have increased by 25%. These statistics mean that more cancer patients in central South Dakota are able to receive their care closer to home. The Region has also signed a Radiation Oncologist, whose employment will begin on October 15th, 2018.Goal 2In regards to Goal 2, Avera Medical Group Pierre (AMGP) continues to operate the Avera Coordinated Care program. This extension of care program is offered at no additional cost to patients and compliments the care that they would receive in a clinic setting. The patient is able to work with a personalized team that consists of their Primary Care Physician, a RN case manager and a social worker. This team identifies barriers to successful clinical outcomes and establishes a treatment plan. Follow up is done weekly to track personal and clinical outcomes. During FY2017, AMGP saw an average 151 patients a month in this program. That monthly average increased to 190 a month in FY2018.The region also staffs a Diabetic Education team that consists of 2 part time RNs. Staff meet in a 1:1 setting with patients and educate them on monitoring of blood sugar, self-administering insulin and establishing a healthy diet and exercise plan. During 2017, this program served 330 patients with 94% of these patients experiencing a decrease in A1c levels. During 2018, 200 patients were served, with 85% of patients experiencing a decrease in A1c levels. In April 2017, Avera St. Mary's implemented Planet Heart. Planet Heart screenings are offered to males age 40 and over and females age 45 and older. Two screenings are offered; a heart screening and a vascular screening. The heart screening includes a calcium score CT, blood pressure, cholesterol and tobacco cessation as needed. The vascular screening includes carotid artery screening, abdominal aortic aneurysm screening and peripheral artery disease screening. 42 patients were seen during FY2017 and 151 patients were seen during FY2018. These screenings are not billed to insurance. Another Avera St. Mary's program that benefits Goal 2 is the Rural Health Care Coordination grant through HRSA. The purpose of this grant is to develop health networks in rural locations that address chronic conditions. Avera St. Mary's chose to focus on diabetic outreach. Since the grant was received in September 2015, outreach has been done in the following South Dakota communities; Pierre, Chamberlain, Gregory, Winner, and Miller. The goal of the grant was to enroll 35 patients in the program; currently 40 patients are enrolled. Since inception, these 40 patients have experienced: a 50% reduction in hospital inpatient admissions, a 46% decrease in emergency room visits, a 2 point reduction in their HbA1C levels, a 34% improvement in dilated eye exams and a 65% improvement in diabetic foot exams. Goal 3Avera St. Mary's is continually attempting to recruit a Psychiatrist to join the team, but as of the end of the tax year, no leads have been identified. Avera St. Mary's employed a visiting physician from Avera St. Luke's who would see patients in a clinic setting once a month; unfortunately his services ended in November 2016. Avera St. Mary's continues to employ a Certified Nurse Practitioner that specializes in behavioral health. For the fiscal years ending June 30th, 2017 and June 30th 2018, this provider saw 965 patients and 832 patients respectively. Avera St. Mary's continues to collaborate with Capital Area Counseling. Capital Area Counseling is a local 501(c)(3) that provides counseling services to adults and children. They also specialize in addiction services, therapeutic foster care and suicide safe care. Capital Area Counseling rents space on the campus of Avera St. Mary's.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 13h: Presumptive charity care may be applied in situations where all other avenues of financial assistance have been exhausted. The facility has the discretion to weigh extenuating circumstances when determining eligibility for and the amount of charity care to provide.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Avera St. Mary's</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 16j: A summary of the financial assistance policy is posted in the hospital facility's emergency rooms, waiting rooms, and admissions office and included on the billing statement. In addition, the financial assistance policy is discussed with the patient upon admission to the facility.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Avera St. Mary's</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 20e: If a patient is self-pay and has a large balance, an Avera patient advocate will help them apply for other forms of assistance. If they are not eligible for any other coverage, the patient is given a financial assistance application to complete and return to the facility.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Avera St. Mary's</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 24: The hospital financial assistance policy does not cover elective procedures. The hospital may have charged FAP eligible patients gross charges for services that are not covered under the financial assistance policy.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The methodology used to determine eligibility for financial assistance takes into consideration income, net assets, family size and resources available to pay for care. In addition, presumptive charity care may be applied in situations where all other avenues have been exhausted.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Charity care expense was converted to cost on line 7a based on an overall cost-to-charge ratio which addresses all patient segments. Line 7g is from the cost reports. Lines 7e and 7i are from the general ledger.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The amount on line 7g includes $13,477,768 related to physician clinics.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part I, Ln 7 Col(f):</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Bad debt expense of $3,201,873 is included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, column (A) but excluded for purposes of calculating this percentage.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part II, Community Building Activities:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Avera St. Mary's provided a donation to Capital Area Counseling, specializing in treatment of substance abuse, and participated in the health community initiative.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III, Line 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Bad debt expense is reported net of discounts and contractual allowances. A payment on an account previously written off reduces bad debt expense in the current year.Bad debt expense on line 2 is reported at charges as presented on the financial statements.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III, Line 3:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The methodology used to determine eligibility for financial assistance takes into consideration income, net assets, family size and resources available to pay for care. In addition, presumptive charity care may be applied in situations where all other avenues have been exhausted.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III, Line 4:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The footnote to the Organization's financial statements that describes bad debt expenses can be found on page 10 of the attached audited financial statements.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III, Line 8:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Medicare allowable costs of care are based on the Medicare cost report. The Medicare Cost Report is completed based on the rules and regulations set forth by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III, Line 9b:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>If the patient qualifies for the organization's financial assistance policy for low-income, uninsured patients and is cooperating with the organization with regard to efforts to settle an outstanding bill within current self-pay collection policy guidelines and timeframes, the organization or its agent shall not send, nor intimate that it will send, the unpaid bill to any outside collection agency. Avera organizations will allow all individuals 120 days from the first post discharge statement to apply for financial assistance before sending the uncollected account to an outside collection agency. Avera will provide the patient with a statement or final notice that contains a listing of the specific collection action(s) it intends to initiate, and a deadline after which they may be initiated no earlier than 30 days before action is initiated. If the patient qualifies for 100% charity care, no further bills will be sent. A letter will be sent instead indicating that the patient's bill has been completely forgiven.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part VI, Line 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Health care needs are assessed through various methods. Avera St. Mary's strives to deliver comprehensive care and extensive medical specialty services to community members located in central South Dakota. Avera St. Mary's is integrally involved with community organizations, the university center, schools, and state and local governments. The closest hospitals offering the same level of care and services are located 154 miles away in Mitchell, SD and 160 miles away in Aberdeen, SD. Within our regional footprint, the majority of the communities have populations of less than 2,500 people. By working with all in our region, we are able to determine health needs and provide programs and solutions where possible. In addition to activities reported in the Community Health Needs Assessment, Avera St. Mary's and Avera Gettysburg collaborate with the YMCA, Feeding South Dakota, the PierreFt. Pierre Mental Health Task Force, the United Way, RSVP, the Senior Services Committee and the Transit Community Grant group to assess and promote health related matters.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part VI, Line 3:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Avera St. Mary's posts its charity care policy, or a summary thereof, and financial assistance contact information in admissions areas, emergency rooms, and other areas of the organization's facilities in which eligible patients are likely to be present; (2) provides a copy of the policy, or a summary thereof, and financial assistance contact information to patients as part of the intake process; (3) provides a copy of the policy, or a summary thereof, and financial assistance contact information to patients with discharge materials; (4) includes the policy, or a summary thereof, along with financial assistance contact information, in patient bills; and/or (5) discusses with the patient the availability of various government benefits, such as Medicaid or state programs, and assists the patient with qualification for such programs, where applicable.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Avera St. Mary's is an acute care hospital serving a rural community area of central South Dakota which consists of the following primary counties: Hughes, Stanley, Sully and Potter County.Using South Dakota estimated data from 2017 population estimates, census reflected the following estimated populations for the four aforementioned counties: factfinder.census.govHughes: 17,666Stanley: 3,011Sully: 1,407Potter: 2,299Median Age and percentage of the population over the age of 65 for the four counties are shown respectively below.2016 Fact Finder Census dataHughes: 38.4 and 16.3%Stanley: 41.1 and 18.8%Sully: 42.8 and 20.5%Potter: 50.5 and 30.0%Racial/Ethnic CompositionHughes County: 84.6% White 11.1% American Indian 0.8% African AmericanStanley County: 89.4% White 6.8% American Indian 0.9% African AmericanSully County: 94.9% White 2.5% American Indian 0.4% African AmericanPotter County: 95.4% White 2.1% American Indian 0.4% African American Median Household Income: factfinder.census.govState of SD $52,078Hughes County $58,934Stanley County $60,046 Sully County $59,800Potter County $47,991Percentage of the population without health insurance (under age 65): from County Health RankingsHughes County 9.6%Stanley County 9.1% Sully County 10.9%Potter County 9.9%</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Avera Health, as the sole member, has the following rights as the member: 1) To approve the adoption, amendment or repeal of the statements of philosophy, mission and values of Corporation; 2) To initiate the adoption, amendment or repeal of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Corporation, and to give final approval of any such action with respect thereto; 3) To approve and act upon the alienation of real property and precious artifacts under the canonical stewardship of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen, South Dakota ("Presentation Sisters") or the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery ("Benedictine Sisters"), pursuant to the policies established by the Member; 4) To approve any plan of merger, consolidation or dissolution of the Corporation, or the divestiture of a sponsored work or ministry associated with the Corporation; 5) To approve the creation of new sponsored works or ministries to be conducted by or under the authority of the Corporation; 6) To appoint and remove, with or without cause, the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 7) To appoint and/or remove, with or without cause, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. 8) To approve operating/capital budgets and strategic plans of the Corporation. 9) To approve expenditures outside of operating and capital budgets exceeding defined thresholds according to policy which may be adopted from time to time by the Member. 10) To approve acquisitions, sales and leases, according to policy which may be adopted from time to time by the Member. 11) To establish and maintain employee benefit programs. 12) To establish and maintain insurance programs. 13) To approve major community fund drives. 14) To approve the appointment of auditors. 15) To adopt policies designed to effectuate the reserved powers of the Member.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>There are no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The Form 990 is reviewed by the Avera Health VP of Financial Reporting, Tax Manager, Facility CEO and Finance Committee (if applicable). After initial review the Form 990 is made available to the Board and other Operation Finance Leaders.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The conflict of interest policy covers board members, officers, and key employees. At each board meeting, a request is made for all board members to disclose any potential conflict of interest pertaining to any item listed on the agenda or pertaining to any potential item that could be discussed during the course of the meeting. The declaration of conflict of interest is recorded in the meeting minutes. The board makes a determination of whether there is a conflict of interest and if so, implements the procedure for evaluating the issue or transaction involved. The board member or officer with the conflict must refrain from voting. A statement of conflict of interest disclosure is made on an annual basis by officers and directors. The information is maintained in a database and a report is provided to the board.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The CEO and CFO-Avera Health are compensated by Avera Health. Annually the Compensation Committee of Avera Health, which is comprised of six (6) System Members appointed by the Religious Orders, meets with an independent consultant regarding fair market value of officers and key employees. The Compensation Committee approves all salaries based on comparable data and documents the basis for their decision in meeting minutes.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The organization's conflict of interest policy and governing documents are not publicly available. Financial statements are consolidated in the Avera Health consolidated financials.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part IX, line 11g</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Contract Labor: Program service expenses 552,779. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 552,779. Purchased Services: Program service expenses 4,430,628. Management and general expenses 441,377. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,872,005. Other Fees: Program service expenses 212,411. Management and general expenses 244,516. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 456,927. ACS Fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 7,369,836. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,369,836.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Equity Transfers 379,302. Change in Interest in Avera Foundation 1,898,067.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The issue price includes the filing organization's share of the entire bond issue, which was issued to Avera Health on behalf of the Avera Obligated Group. The Avera Obligated Group consists of Avera Health, Avera McKennan, Avera St. Luke's, Avera Queen of Peace, Avera Sacred Heart, Avera Marshall, Avera St. Mary's, Avera St. Anthony's, Avera St. Benedict, Avera Holy Family, Avera Tyler, Avera Gettysburg and Avera at Home. In accordance with IRS instructions, information related to the tax exempt bond reporting is being reported on Avera Health's tax return (EIN 46-0422673).</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Audit Committee of Avera Health, parent organization, selects the auditor and reviews the consolidated audited financial statements for Avera Health, which includes Avera St. Mary's.</ExplanationTxt>
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