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        <ExplanationTxt>METHODS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS COMPENSATED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION, VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK (VNSNY). VNSNY USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION: - COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, - INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT - FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, - WRITTEN EMPLOYEE CONTRACT, AND - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE'S MISSION, AS AN AFFILIATE OF VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK, IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE THROUGH DELIVERING HOSPICE SERVICES WHEREVER PATIENTS RESIDE WITHIN THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH PROGRESSIVE, SERIOUS ILLNESS AT THE END OF LIFE; SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, SENSITIVITY TO CULTURAL DIVERSITY, ENTHUSIASM FOR INNOVATION AND WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL PREFERENCE OR ABILITY TO PAY; COMMIT TO SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES AND ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING; AND SHAPE SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS ABOUT END OF LIFE CARE. VNSNY HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SHARES THIS MISSION OF CHARITY AND PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH VNSNY AND ITS RELATED 501(C)(3) CORPORATIONS AND RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE FROM VNSNY FOR ITS PROGRAMS. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES GRANTS OF PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS (MONIES FROM DONORS AND FROM VNSNY'S OWN RESERVES) FOR ITS CHARITABLE INITIAIVES. IN 2017, VNSNY AND ITS AFFILIATES - TOGETHER WITH ITS GENEROUS SUPPORTERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS - PROVIDED OVER $47 MILLION IN CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THESE WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMS IMPROVED THE LIVES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS, YOUNG AND OLD, AND PROVIDED FREE AND DISCOUNTED DIRECT HOME CARE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 8,500 UNDER- AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS. (SEE VNSNY FORM 990 FOR COMPLETE LIST OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS.)</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF VNSNY AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS REVIEWED THE FORM 990. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES, AS ULTIMATELY FILED WITH THE IRS, WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD BEFORE ITS FILING WITH THE IRS.</ExplanationTxt>
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