CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA (EIN 72-0408982)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-10
IRS object ID: 201811309349300006
Schema version: 2016v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-10T06:10:55-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 HOUSTON STREET SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	FORT WORTH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	76102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	720408982	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Christus Health Northern Louisiana	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% SCOTT MERRYMAN	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	CHRI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3186815000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1453 East Bert Kouns Ind Loop	AddressLine1Txt
City	Shreveport	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71105	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SCOTT A MERRYMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3185617172	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-05-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	kathleen moseley	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00116760	PTIN
Phone	8173351900	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEE SCHEDULE O	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ISAAC PALMER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1453 East Bert Kouns Ind Loop	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHREVEPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71105	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$215,214,796	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	0928	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.christushealthsb.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1913	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SUPPORTING THE HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS IN EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1282	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	125	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$56,596	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$8,281	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,871,416	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$735,943	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$191,223,300	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$213,890,689	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$472,725	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$33,815	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$849,489	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$554,349	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$198,416,930	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$215,214,796	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,253,521	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,372,420	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$60,636,838	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$64,359,764	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$250,527	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$115,112,960	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$126,416,812	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$178,003,319	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$192,148,996	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$20,413,611	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$23,065,800	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$158,320,985	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$175,449,569	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$55,747,743	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$50,066,435	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$102,573,242	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$125,383,134	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE 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 THE 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 AS	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$58,493,723	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$108,881,818	RevenueAmt
Desc	COMMITMENT TO BENEFITING OUR COMMUNITIES - PATIENT CARE SERVICES CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IS PART OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, FORMED IN 1999 TO STRENGTHEN THE 152-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 60 COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. THE VISION OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AS A CATHOLIC, FAITH-BASED 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 OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES SO THAT ALL MAY EXPERIENCE GOD'S HEALING PRESENCE AND LOVE. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA RESPONDS TO HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH SERVICES PROVIDED BY CHRISTUS HIGHLAND MEDICAL CENTER, A 212-BED INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM LOCATED IN SOUTH SHREVEPORT. THE FACILITIES OF CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA SHARES ONE OBJECTIVE -- TO LEAD THE WAY TO A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IS LOCATED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, WHICH IS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE STATE. ITS SERVICE AREA EXTENDS TO NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS, WHICH INCLUDES A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1 MILLION INDIVIDUALS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, WE SERVED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN VARIOUS WAYS INCLUDING 24,064 VISITS TO OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, 2,206 INPATIENT SURGERY PROCEDURES, 3,241 OUTPATIENT SURGERY PROCEDURES, 8,489 PATIENTS WHO WERE ADMITTED TO OUR HOSPITALS FOR CARE AND 111,487 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED OUTPATIENT CARE AT OUR FACILITIES, Although this number may also reflect repeated visits by the same patient. TOUCHING THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AROUND US IS WHAT MAKES CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA STAND APART. INTERACTING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS AND CLIENTS GIVES US A VISION FOR THE MEDICALLY NEEDY IN EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES WORK TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY. BY COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA'S VARIOUS ENTITIES HAVE STRENGTHENED THEIR ROLES AS MAJOR PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE, ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ASSISTED CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA TO FURTHER CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED. FURTHERMORE, INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICES WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT DEDICATED ASSOCIATES AND VOLUNTEERS. THEY HELP TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE HOSPITALS, OTHER HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES AND THE COMMUNITIES, NURTURING CHRISTUS HEALTH'S MISSION TO MEET THE NEEDS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. CHRISTUS ASSOCIATES WORK BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF OUR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES MAINTAIN GOOD QUALITY HEALTH. UNDERSTANDING THE NEED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, CHRISTUS HEALTH PARTICIPATES IN GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA OFFERS SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE DISCOUNT SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED WHO DO NOT HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE OR WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PROGRAMS. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA ALSO CONTRACTS WITH A COMPANY TO SCREEN INDIVIDUALS FOR GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID AND LACHIP. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA 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 PURPOSE WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA OFFERS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ADULT AND PEDIATRIC MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE SERVICES WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER TREATMENT, PEDIATRIC SERVICES, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND SURGERY SERVICES, AND ATHLETIC CLUBS. CHRISTUS HIGHLAND PROVIDES A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM THAT SERVES ALL THOSE IN NEED OF EMERGENT CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA ALSO SUPPORTS MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING THE CARA CENTER FOR SUSPECTED VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND VARIOUS HEALTH SPECIALTY PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, SUCH AS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA OPERATES THREE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. THE FIRST CENTER OPENED AT LINWOOD PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN 1996; THE SECOND CENTER OPENED AT ATKINS ELEMENTARY IN AUGUST OF 1998; AND THE THIRD FACILITY BEGAN OPERATIONS IN SEPTEMBER, 2007, AT WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL. SINCE THEIR INCEPTION, THESE CENTERS HAVE HAD OVER 100,000 STUDENT VISITS. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE TREATMENT FOR MINOR ILLNESSES/INJURIES; ROUTINE PHYSICAL AND/OR ATHLETIC EXAMINATIONS; IMMUNIZATIONS; INCREASED ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE; SPECIAL AWARENESS OF STD AND TEEN PREGNANCY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; OBESITY REDUCTION; SCREENING TESTS FOR HEARING, VISION, SCOLIOSIS, ETC.; REFERRAL AND FOLLOW-UP FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES (EX. DIABETES, ASTHMA); AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUCH AS CRISIS, INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND/OR GROUP COUNSELING. THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS IS ENHANCED BY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.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 NORTHERN LOUISIANA. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF COMPRISED OF QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE CARE WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS ARE GRANTED PRIVILEGES TO SERVE WITHIN CHRISTUS HOSPITALS AFTER UNDERGOING A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE CREDENTIALING PROCESS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$92,655,361	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$85,398,332	RevenueAmt
Desc	COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING - CHARITY CARE AND MEDICAID CHRISTUS ADHERES TO THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION'S GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT (2016), 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. CHARITY CARE FALLS INTO TWO CATEGORIES: CHARITY CARE AND UNPAID GOVERNMENT INDIGENT CARE. IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION, VALUES AND VISION, CHRISTUS HEALTH PROVIDES CHARITY CARE SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT RESPECTS THE DIGNITY OF THE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT 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 THE 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. NO PATIENT IS REFUSED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE DUE TO HIS OR HER INABILITY TO PAY. CHRISTUS HEALTH IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE STATES OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOSE PROGRAMS SEEK TO PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET CERTAIN FINANCIAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE EVALUATION OF BOTH ASSETS AND INCOME.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$17,501,555	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$19,654,334	RevenueAmt
Desc	OTHER GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROGRAMS 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 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. OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE REIMBURSED BY MEDICARE BASED ON ITS FEE SCHEDULE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,372,420	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$170,406,394	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (true)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (true)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1282	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SCOTT MERRYMAN	PersonNm
Phone	3185617172	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3330 MASONIC DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71301	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

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MICHAEL D STRATTON MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT T CHANDLER
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GAVIN F CHICO MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHNNIE L CLARK JR MD
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/16)	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOSELLE A DEARBONE
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALOYSIA C DUCOTE
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD S JOHNS
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BERNARD S JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN W JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SISTER THERESA MCGRATH CCVI
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SISTER MIRIAM T MILLER CCVI
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY STICH
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIE C WHITE III
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ISAAC R PALMER JR
PRESIDENT/CEO, EX-OFFICIO	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$407,758	$0	$79,331
HARRY R HAWTHORNE MD
DIRECTOR (EFF 01/17)	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT L RUMSEY MD
DIRECTOR (EFF 01/17)	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DALLAS L HIXSON
CHAIRPERSON	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YANG-TZE YOKO BROUSSARD MD
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/16)	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN F WRIGHT
SVP GROUP OPS	16.0	24.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$377,595	$566,393	$229,317
KIM KELSCH
REG.CORP.SECRETARY	15.0	30.0		Yes (X)	$27,376	$54,752	$2,510
SCOTT MERRYMAN
CFO	16.0	24.0		Yes (X)	$197,543	$296,315	$95,469
PHILLIP COLE
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER - LA	15.0	30.0			$179,240	$358,482	$79,891	Yes (X)
BILLY PORTER
VP, CLINICAL OPERATIONS	40.0	0.0			$262,976	$0	$12,109	Yes (X)
WENDY WHITE CHANDLER
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	16.0	24.0			$130,292	$195,439	$74,962	Yes (X)
CHARLOTTE KNOLL
CHIEF NURSE EXECT.(THRU 02/17)	40.0	0.0			$339,148	$0	$55,460	Yes (X)
H LES TOMPKINS
DIRECTOR MANAGED CARE	13.0	27.0			$68,685	$137,371	$16,195	Yes (X)
MARYELLEN KASSAB
DOSIMETRIST	40.0	0.0			$252,158	$0	$7,950		Yes (X)
JOHN R STEPHENSON
CRNA	40.0	0.0			$225,051	$0	$22,654		Yes (X)
CURTIS ARDOIN
CRNA	40.0	0.0			$214,770	$0	$24,610		Yes (X)
KIRK D CASON
CRNA	40.0	0.0			$212,704	$0	$17,398		Yes (X)
PATRICK DOWNEY
CRNA	40.0	0.0			$205,836	$0	$17,529		Yes (X)
Corrine Francis
SYSTEM DIR MISSION INTEGRATION	0.0	40.0			$0	$308,422	$74,510			Yes (X)
Nancy Hellyer
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER	0.0	40.0			$0	$539,106	$100,893			Yes (X)
Jason Rounds
Chief Operating Officer	0.0	40.0			$0	$371,177	$90,391			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,101,132	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$2,827,457	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,001,179	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	36	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MCINNIS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC
119 PEARL STREET	MINDEN	LA	710580610	CONSTRUCTION	$6,887,208
HOSPITALIST MEDICINE PHYSICIANS
PO BOX 742936	LOS ANGELES	CA	900742936	MEDICAL SERVICES	$3,006,336
HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS LLC
216 EAST 4TH STREET	AUSTIN	TX	78701	HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEP.	$2,087,454
SHREVEPORT PHYSICAL THERAPY
1453 EAST BERT KOUNS	SHREVEPORT	LA	71105	MEDICAL SERVICES	$1,945,212
ARAMARK HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
27310 NETWORK PLACE	CHICAGO	IL	606731273	FOOD SERVICE	$1,625,152

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	93	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$200,978	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$534,965	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$735,943	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE	621990	$208,852,374	$208,801,761	$50,613	$0
RENT RELATED TO EXEMPT FUNCTION	531120	$3,214,138	$3,214,138	$0	$0
WELLNESS CENTER	731940	$1,824,177	$1,824,177	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$213,890,689	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$27,600	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$27,600	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,577	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,577	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,215	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,215	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,215	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,215	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
RADIOLOGY NONPATIENT BILLING REVENUE	900099	$377,507	$0	$0	$377,507
DIETARY SERVICES REVENUE	722320	$82,936	$0	$5,983	$76,953
OTHER OPERATING REVENUE	900099	$41,534	$0	$0	$41,534

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,795	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$43,795	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$545,772	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$215,214,796	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$213,883,871	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$56,596	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$538,386	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,372,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,372,420	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,303,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,062,639	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$237,174	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,075	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,657,262	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,457,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,111,971	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87,827	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$448,255	TotalAmt
Program Services	$443,404	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,851	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,451,703	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,213,664	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,225,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,477	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,498,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,146,700	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$338,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,622	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$296,373	TotalAmt
Program Services	$296,373	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$578,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,593	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$576,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$560,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$560,024	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,951	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,304,621	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,927,294	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,371,928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,399	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,070,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,696	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,061,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,000	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,835,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,512,301	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,279,195	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$44,252	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,182,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,182,184	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,093,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,002,165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,693	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,224	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,072	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,891	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,714	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,494	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,683	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,954,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,954,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,015,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,015,117	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$166	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,265,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,265,161	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$672	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES	$44,646,809	$44,624,504	$21,685	$620
PROV - UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCT	$7,568,608	$7,568,608	$0	$0
SALES & USE TAXES	$2,678,120	$2,678,120	$0	$0
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$119,759	$85,426	$11,833	$22,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$991,766	TotalAmt
Program Services	$942,165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,601	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$192,148,996	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,406,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,492,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$250,527	FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,730,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,863,725	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,885,586	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,110,420	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,630	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,732	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,225,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,208,247	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$691,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,174,471	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$301,608,444	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$193,650,906	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,637,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,957,538	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$476,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$424,390	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,496,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,513,895	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,102,959	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,066,151	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,320,985	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,449,569	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,603,801	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,494,888	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,518	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,635	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,024,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,441,394	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,747,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,066,435	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,472,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,281,999	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,135	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,573,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,383,134	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,320,985	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,449,569	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$23,065,800	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$51,849	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	-$142	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$1	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$203,918	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Media Advertisements	$0	MediaAdvertisementsAmt
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$0	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$0	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations	$0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$10,951	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$0	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$0	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$10,951	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B

LOBBYING DESCRIPTION HEALTHCARE POLICY IS CRITICAL TO ALL AMERICANS AND CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA BELIEVES THAT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS MUST PARTICIPATE IN FORMING HEALTH CARE POLICY BY INTERACTING WITH NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR STAFF MEMBERS TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES AND RAMIFICATIONS OF KEY HEALTH CARE POLICIES.

FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1G

DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IS ENGAGED IN A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA TO TAKE CARE OF UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN LOUISIANA. THIS YEAR WE WERE AT RISK FOR POTENTIALLY LOSING FUNDING FOR THIS AGREEMENT. THE AMOUNT INDICATED ON TAB 1 REFLECTS COST ASSOCIATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO FOR CHRISTUS HEALTH FOR HIS EFFORTS AS A LEADER TO THE ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE CHRISTUS DID WHAT IT COULD TO ENSURE THAT THE INDIGENT IN OUR AREA WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE HEALTHCARE THEY'VE BEEN RECEIVING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. 32 EXECUTIVE HOURS TOTAL.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,812,809	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$16,812,809	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$174,207,703	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$99,777,852	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$74,429,851	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,034,907	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,870,810	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,164,097	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$79,299,615	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$69,065,256	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,234,359	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,253,410	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$22,936,988	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,316,422	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$107,957,538	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO CHRISTUS HEALTH BOND FUND	$22,919,517
DUE TO RELATED ORGS	$2,698,967
LT PORTION-CAPITAL LEASE EQUIPMENT	$535,450
SALES TAX PAYABLE	$287,460

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$26,441,394	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

FORM 990, PART X, LINE 1

CASH - NON-BEARING INTEREST CHRISTUS 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, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2

UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER ASC 740 PER FOOTNOTE 3 IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent200	Yes (X)	Percent200Ind
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent400	Yes (X)	Percent400Ind
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (true)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (true)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	false	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (true)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (true)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$978,007	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$978,007	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00530	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$17,428,630	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$13,310,806	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$4,117,824	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02230	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$18,406,637	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$13,310,806	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$5,095,831	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02760	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	25	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	17486	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$296,744	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$296,744	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00160	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	3	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	109	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$64,385	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$64,385	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00030	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	12	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$935	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$935	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	1122	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$43,402	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$43,402	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00020	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	12	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	320	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,452,172	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$126,457	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,325,715	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00720	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	42	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	19049	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,857,638	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$126,457	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,731,181	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00930	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	42	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	19049	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$20,264,275	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$13,437,263	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$6,827,012	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.03690	TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	181	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,148	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,148	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00010	TotalExpensePct

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$21,426	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$21,426	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00010	TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	2	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	181	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$24,574	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$24,574	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00020	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (true)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$7,568,608	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$55,304	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$64,680,491	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$64,677,893	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	$2,598	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge Ratio	Yes (X)	CostToChargeRatioInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HIGHLAND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1453 EAST BERT KOUNS LOOP	AddressLine1Txt
City	SHREVEPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71105	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	HTTP://CHRISTUSHEALTHSB.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
State License	193	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HIGHLAND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	false	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	false	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (true)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA Impact	Yes (X)	PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted	15	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (true)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (true)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	See Part V, Section C	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (true)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	15	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (true)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	See Part V, Section C	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax	false	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (true)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	200.	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	400.	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Asset Level Criteria	Yes (X)	AssetLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency Criteria	Yes (X)	MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status Criteria	Yes (X)	InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (true)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (true)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Other Method	Yes (X)	OtherMethodInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (true)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	See Part V, Section C	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	See Part V, Section C	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	See Part V, Section C	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Other Publicity	Yes (X)	OtherPublicityInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	false	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	false	CollectionActivitiesInd
Provided Written Notice	Yes (X)	ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Other Actions Taken	Yes (X)	OtherActionsTakenInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (true)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Prospective Medicare Medicaid	Yes (X)	ProspectiveMedicareMedicaidInd
Amounts Generally Billed	false	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	false	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5	INPUT FOR PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMMUNITY INPUT AND EXPERT OVERSIGHT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT, AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA REGION WAS ESTABLISHED IN LATE 2015. THE CHNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET PERIODICALLY ON THE CHRISTUS CAMPUS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THE COMMITTEE WAS INVOLVED IN THE REVIEW OF ALL DATA COLLECTION MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY LPHI, INCLUDING A LIST OF RECOMMENDED QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS, THE KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW GUIDE, AND THE FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEW GUIDE. THE COMMITTEE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH FOR THE COMMUNITY VALIDATION MEETING THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 12, 2016. PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, THE GROUP MET ON APRIL 25, 2016 TO REVIEW A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FINDINGS AND TO DETERMINE WHICH PRIORITY ISSUES WOULD BE PRESENTED AT THE VALIDATION MEETING. EXTERNAL/ COMMUNITY MEMBERS JEAN DRESLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF NLA PAULA HICKMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH LOUISIANA DELEISA BEW, ACA OUTREACH COORDINATOR-DAVID RAINES COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER KRISTA BUCKHALTER REPRESENTED JANET MENTESANE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR -MLK STEVEN JACKSON-DAVID RAINES COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SHELLY RYAN GRAY, COORDINATOR-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS OF LA CASSIE HAMMET, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-THE HUB URBAN MINISTRIES (HOMELESS)/PURCHASED, NOT FOR SALE (PROSTITUTION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING) KEASHA HENSON REPRESENTED MARTHA WHYTE, MD-REGIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES" LYNN STEVENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-THE UNITED WAY INTERNAL MEMBERS KHOA NGUYEN, DIRECTOR OF MISSION AND SPIRITUAL CARE SR. SHARON RAMBIN, MANAGER-COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CLINICS MONICA YOUNG, DIRECTOR OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN SERVICES CARLA SHARPE, DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES FOR HOSPICE, CHRISTUS HEALTH VEDA CAWTHORN SOCIAL WORKER/GRACE HOME AND HOME HOSPICE KEITH ADCOCK, CHAPLAIN, GRACE HOME INFORMANT INTERVIEW: DR. KATHERYN ARTERBERRY (FACULTY, NSU COLLEGE OF NURSING/NP AT MLK AND RESCUE MISSION) DEON BEHRMAN DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR FAMILIES DR. TERRY DAVIS (FACULTY, LSUHSC) JEAN DRESLEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CATHOLIC CHARITIES) SHELLY RYAN GRAY (COORDINATOR, DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS OF LA) PAULA HICKMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NLA) STACIE HILDEBRAND, SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER DR. KATHY JACKSON (COUNSELOR, ATKINS SBHC) DR. DENNIS WISSING (ASSOCIATE DEAN, ALLIED HEALTH SCHOOL AT LSUHSC/HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO HOMELESS AT MLK AND HOPE CONNECTIONS) FOCUS GROUP MEMBERS: KHOA NGUYEN, DIRECTOR OF CHRISTUS MISSION AND SPIRITUAL CARE BRIDGET CAUSEY, RETIRED DIRECTOR OF NURSES FOR CADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD MOLLY FLEMING, CASE WORKER, CHRISTUS CANCER TREATMENT CENTER CASSIE HAMMET, THE HUB URBAN MINISTRIES/ PURCHASED, NOT FOR SALE BETTY JOHNSON, ST. LUKES MEDICAL MINISTRY ANNA G. KENDRICK, SHREVEPORT BOSSIER RESCUE MISSION JANET MARTIN, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA INTERFAITH PHARMACY JANET MENTESANE, MARTIN LUTHER KING CLINIC KIM MITCHELL, COMMUNITY RENEWAL INTERNATIONAL BRENDA NIMS, MARTIN LUTHER KING CLINIC JENNIFER VARNADORE, DIRECTOR CHRISTUS CANCER TREATMENT CENTER SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION C, LINE 7A THE URL FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS: https://www.christushealth.org/-/media/files/chip/2017--2019-chip-christus -shreveport-bossier-rev.ashx?la=en SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION C, LINE 10A THE URL FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IS: https://www.christushealth.org/-/media/files/chip/2017--2019-chip-christus -shreveport-bossier-rev.ashx?la=en
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11	ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY NEEDS LEADERSHIP FOR CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA WAS PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT MAY 2016. A PANEL OF EXPERTS COMPRISED OF BOTH CHRISTUS STAFF AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS REPRESENTING VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WAS TASKED WITH REVIEWING THE FINDINGS AND DETERMINING WHICH PRIORITY ISSUES WOULD BE SELECTED TO ADDRESS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS PART OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE PANEL TOOK A NUMBER OF THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN CHOOSING PRIORITIES. SOME PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED BASED OFF OF ISSUE PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY ACCORDING TO PARISH AND REGIONAL SECONDARY DATA. INPUT PROVIDED BY KEY INFORMANTS, FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WAS ALSO HEAVILY CONSIDERED, ESPECIALLY FOR PRIORITY AREAS WHERE SECONDARY DATA WERE LESS AVAILABLE. THE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT WAS FINALIZED JUNE 2016. BASED ON THE PROCESS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THE PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS SELECTED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA ARE: 1. CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH (INCLUDES HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, AND STROKE); CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND PREVENTION: EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH WITH COMMUNITY ENTITIES AND EXPAND HEALTH SCREENINGS WITH COMMUNITY ENTITIES CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS: OFFER INTENSIVE CARDIAC REHAB; PROVIDE CARE NAVIGATION; REPLICATION OF THE GROUP APPOINTMENT/ HEALTH CARE DELIVERY MODEL OF MLK CLINIC; PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE LOW COST ACCESS; AND PROVIDE DIABETIC EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SUPPORT GROUPS 2. NUTRITION & HEALTHY EATING (INCLUDES BOTH OBESITY & MALNUTRITION) PROVIDE NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING PROGRAMS: PROVIDE NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND COMMUNITY GARDEN INITIATIVES; DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ENTITIES TO PROMOTE NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING 3. TOBACCO USE PROMOTE TOBACCO CESSATION ACTIVITIES: RAISE AWARENESS/OUTREACH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OFFER REFERRALS FOR TOBACCO CESSATION EFFORTS AND COORDINATE AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING INTERNAL TOBACCO CESSATION INITIATIVES 4. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS) AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY PROVIDE STI AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION EFFORTS: PROVIDE STI AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION CLASSES AT SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS; EXPLORE EXPANDING TEEN MOM PROGRAM; EXPLORE EXPANDING STI AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION EFFORTS TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA; COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITIES ENTITIES; AND PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL STD TASK FORCE 5. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG CHRISTUS STAFF, PARTNERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE WEALTH OF HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE REGION; EXPLORE THE CREATION OF A CENTRALIZED INFORMATION RESOURCE; AND EDUCATE PHYSICIANS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ON EXISTING RESOURCES AVAILABLE SO THAT THEY CAN REFER PATIENTS AS APPROPRIATE. 6. IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED POPULATIONS EXPANSION OF PRIMARY CARE: INCREASE ACCESS POINTS TO PRIMARY CARE; CREATE POSSIBLE HYBRID MODELS OF PRIMARY CARE; PROVIDE CARE NAVIGATION; AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED (E.G. CASE MANAGEMENT COLLABORATION WITH FQHCS AND OTHER LOCAL PROVIDERS). SYSTEM GOAL: ACHIEVE A 10% REDUCTION IN ED VISITS FOR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE CARE ALTERNATIVES. PROVIDE AFFORDABLE MEDICATION OPTIONS: PARTNER WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND/OR OTHER MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 7. CHILD SAFETY & WELL-BEING PROVIDE AWARENESS ON ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD SAFETY: EDUCATE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SUCH AS ED STAFF, AND OTHERS ABOUT THE SIGNS OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ENTITIES TO PROMOTE OVERALL CHILD SAFETY & WELL-BEING; PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGH SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS; AND SUPPORT CARA CENTER, WHICH HAS STAFF CERTIFIED TO EDUCATE AREA TEACHERS. REDUCE HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATE: COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO CREATE COMMUNITY AWARENESS; EXPAND AND PROMOTE THE TEEN MOM PROGRAM OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT CANNOT BE ADDRESSED IN AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE ANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR ALL SEVEN PRIORITY AREAS, THE CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA CHNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WOULD NOT BE EXPLICITLY INCLUDED IN OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP): -MENTAL HEALTH -CANCER -ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH -HUMAN TRAFFICKING WHILE ALL FOUR AREAS ARE A COMMUNITY CONCERN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FOR SOME OF THESE NEEDS THERE ARE OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION WHO ARE BETTER EQUIPPED OR HAVE DESIGNATED RESOURCES AT THEIR DISPOSAL TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR MENTAL HEALTH. EVERY YEAR THE CHRISTUS CANCER TREATMENT CENTER PROVIDES FREE CANCER SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, SPONSORSHIPS TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE, AND NUMEROUS WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, THE CANCER CENTER HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH OCHSNER HEALTH NETWORK, WHICH ALLOWS THE CENTER TO CONNECT LOCAL PATIENTS TO PROMISING CLINICAL TRIALS, THUS PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO THE LATEST TREATMENT OPTIONS. WHILE THE CANCER CENTER WILL CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT WORK, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA WILL APPLY ITS LIMITED COMMUNITY BENEFIT DOLLARS TO SEVEN PRIORITY AREAS IDENTIFIED ABOVE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. ALTHOUGH TRANSPORTATION IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED AS A PRIORITY AREA, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MOST EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED POPULATIONS WOULD LIKELY INCORPORATE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS ALREADY OFFERED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER THAT SEEK TO ADDRESS THIS NEED. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WHILE CHRISTUS HEALTH SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER DOES NOT PLAN TO EXPLICITLY TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA LEADERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MANY OF THE STUDENTS SERVED BY THEIR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS RECEIVE ASTHMA TREATMENT AND CARE. LIKEWISE, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA ALREADY ACTIVELY PARTNERS WITH SEVERAL OF THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS IN THE AREA COMMITTED TO COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCOUNTED CARE 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 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES RECEIVED FREE CARE. PATIENTS WHO WERE UNINSURED AND ABOVE 400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE WERE BILLED RATES CONSISTENT WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED TO COMMERCIAL PAYERS. PATIENTS WHO WERE UNINSURED AND BETWEEN 200% AND 400% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES COULD APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO PAY AMOUNTS LESS THAN AGB.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E	method for applying for financial assistance IN ADDITION TO REGULAR APPLICATIONS, THE HOSPITAL ALSO ASSESSED PATIENTS FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY TO FACILATE 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 16A THE FAP Was WIDELY AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: https://www.christushealth.org/patient-resources/financial-assistance SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16B THE FAP APPLICATION Was WIDELY AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: https://www.christushealth.org/-/media/files/finance-files/application-eng lish.ashx?la=en SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16C THE plain language summary Was WIDELY AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: https://www.christushealth.org/-/media/files/finance-files/plain-language- summary--hospital-english-pdf.ashx?la=en
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J	HOW THE HOSPITAL FACILITY PUBLICIZES THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY THE HOSPITAL POSTED SIGNS TO INFORM PATIENTS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF CHARITY CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, LOBBY, AND ADMISSION AREAS (THE SIGN DID NOT SPECIFICALLY REFERENCE THE POLICY (FAP), WHICH IS WHY THE HOSPITAL DID NOT SELECT "YES" IN RESPONSE TO LINE 16F). 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 COUNSELOR ALSO PUBLICIZED THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DURING ONE-ON-ONE VISITS WITH PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH FINANCIAL COUNSELING, SPENDING TIME FACE-TO-FACE WITH INPATIENTS 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. PAYMENT EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT COMMUNICATED UNTIL SERVICES ARE RENDERED. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 17 DID THE HOSPITAL FACILITY HAVE IN PLACE DURING THE TAX YEAR A SEPARATE BILLING AND COLLECTIONS POLICY, OR A WRITTEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY THAT EXPLAINED ACTION THE HOSPITAL FACILITY MAY TAKE UPON NON-PAYMENT? THE 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	EFFORTS MADE BEFORE INITIATING EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS 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 DON'T 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 22D	DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS THAT CAN BE CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS FOR EMERGENCY OR OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE THE HOSPITAL USED THE AVERAGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FROM FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/09 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 CONTRIBUTING DOLLARS. ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS WERE CHARGED NO MORE THAN THE AVERAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR THE RELEVANT SERVICE LINE. PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WERE CHARGED 70% OF THE AVERAGE RATE (FOR INCOME LEVELS FROM 301% TO 400% OF FPL), 50% OF THE AVARAGE RATE (FOR INCOME LEVELS FROM 201% TO 300% FPL) OR RECEIVED FREE CARE (INCOMES BELOW 200% FPL). FOR LAB SERVICES, ELIGIBLE PATIENTS WERE CHARGED A PERCENTAGE OF THE MEDICARE RATE.

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SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 5	BUDGETED CHARITY CARE THE 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 REPORT A 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 I, LINE 7	LINE 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 WORKSHEET 2 LINE 7H: ACTUAL EXPENSES LESS ANY DIRECT OFFSETTING REVENUE LINE 7I: ACTUAL EXPENSE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F)	PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL EXPENSE FROM FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A) IS $192,148,996. THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT IS $7,568,608. THIS LEAVES A TOTAL EXPENSE OF $184,580,388 FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING LINE 7, COLUMN (F).
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 10.98% WHICH EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 7K COLUMN (F) WHICH IS COMPUTED USING NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7I	CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA MADE OVER $1,452,172 IN CASH AND IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017. 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. THE GRANT DOLLARS WERE USED BY NOLA TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA SERVES, SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO A FREE CLINIC AND PHARMACY (MARTIN LUTHER KING HEALTH CENTER) THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED. ALL GRANTS MADE TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE CHRISTUS FUND ARE MADE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT use the grant money to SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE GRANT DOLLARS ARE NOT INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7(I). INDIGENT FUNDING EXPENSE OF $1,080,670 IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7(I).
SCHEDULE H, PART II	COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES AMOUNTS REPORTED AT SCHEDULE H, PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED FUNDING OF A COMMUNITY DIRECT INVESTMENT (CDI) LOAN PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND MORAL AND ETHICAL STEWARDSHIP CONTINUES IN SPITE OF CHALLENGING FISCAL CONDITIONS FACED BY LOCAL OPERATING ENTITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE CDI PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRIVEN INITIATIVES AT BELOW-MARKET INTEREST RATES TO NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AT TERMS NOT EXCEEDING MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. THERE IS INCOME EARNED AT THE MARKET RATE LESS OUR LOAN RATE (FOREGONE INCOME), WHICH IS CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. THOUGH OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCES VARY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2017 WAS $262,368.41. THE FOREGONE INTEREST FOR CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 WAS $9,922.20. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT IS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS TO ENSURE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE THAT WILL ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ADVANCE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, INCLUDING SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND SENIORS, AS WELL AS OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE EFFORTS ARE PROMOTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND IMMUNIZATIONS.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 1	BAD DEBT REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH HFMA STATEMENT 15 CHRISTUS 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 III, SECTION A, LINE 2	METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING BAD DEBT THE 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, SECTION A, LINE 3	ESTIMATE OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY THE 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. IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE BAD DEBT ACCOUNTS THAT WOULD LIKELY QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WERE ESTABLISHED BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL DATA OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AND ITS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS: 1.PARO SCORE OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 586, WHICH IS A PREDICTOR DEFINING THE LIKELY SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR THE PATIENT; 2.ESTIMATED FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 226%, WHICH IS BASED ON ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND HOUSEHOLD ESTIMATED INCOME; AND 3.THIRD PARTY DATA AVAILABLE ON PATIENT ACCOUNTS WHICH INDICATE THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT A HOMEOWNER OR A PROBABLE HOMEOWNER. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017, 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, 2017, 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 26.21% 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, 2017. THUS, THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT ONLY 3.73% OF THE BAD DEBT EXPENSES IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 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, 2017 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, SECTION A, LINE 4	BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOOTNOTE THE 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. THE SYSTEM CONSIDERS CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES TO BE THOSE THAT REQUIRE MORE SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: RECOGNITION OF NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUES, WHICH INCLUDE CONTRACTUAL ALLOWANCES AND THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT; ESTIMATES FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT, DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE AND MEDICAID 1115 WAIVER PROGRAMS; RESERVES FOR LOSSES AND EXPENSES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL AND GENERAL LIABILITIES; ACCRUAL FOR CLAIMS INCURRED BUT NOT YET REPORTED RELATED TO THE SYSTEM'S HEALTH PLAN; DETERMINATION OF FAIR VALUES OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS; DETERMINATION OF FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN GOODWILL AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS, including assets acquired; AND RISKS AND ASSUMPTIONS FOR MEASUREMENT OF PENSION AND RETIREE MEDICAL LIABILITIES. 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, SECTION B, LINE 8	EXTENT TO WHICH SHORTFALL SHOULD BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTING METHODOLOGY THE 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 Surplus OF $2,598 IF TOTAL EXPENSES ALLOCABLE TO MEDICARE SERVICES WERE SUBSTITUTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 6.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION C, LINE 9B	COLLECTION POLICY IT IS THE POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO PURSUE COLLECTIONS OF PATIENT BALANCES FROM PATIENTS WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES. CHRISTUS HEALTH 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 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 VI, LINE 2	NEEDS ASSESSMENT CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AGENCIES, LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, STATE INDIGENT PROGRAMS, THE COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, UNITED WAY, FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN LOUISIANA, CATHOLIC CHARITIES, LOCAL PHARMACIES, THE NORTH LOUISIANA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER, AND VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH A CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA ADVISORY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS OF NORTHERN LOUISIANA. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL IDENTIFIED THE GAPS IN SERVICES ACROSS MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES TO INCLUDE: cardiovascular health; nutrition and healthy eating; tobacco use; sexually transmitted infections; lack of knowledge of healthcare resources; improved access; and, child safely and well-being. WORKING INTERNALLY AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE RESULTS OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WERE ANALYZED AND PRIORITIZED. EFFECTIVE PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS WERE DESIGNED AND/OR CONTINUED. THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 3	PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA 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 AND 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 #050. IN ADDITION, A PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING THE CHARITY CARE POLICY AND INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE CHRISTUS HEALTH WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION ON 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 INFORMATION CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IS LOCATED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, WHICH IS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE STATE. ITS SERVICE AREA EXTENDS TO NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS, WHICH INCLUDES A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE. THE POPULATION IN THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE AREA, CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL TRENDS, IS ANTICIPATING ITS LARGEST GROWTH IN ITS POPULATION OF PERSONS AGE 65 AND OLDER. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA'S POVERTY RATE IS 26.3 PERCENT, AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS APPROXIMATELY AT 7.3 PERCENT.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5	PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA RESPONDS TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICES PROVIDED AT CHRISTUS HIGHLAND MEDICAL CENTER, A 193-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL THAT INCLUDES BIRTHING SUITES, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE, A REHABILITATION UNIT, SKILLED NURSING, COMPREHENSIVE CORONARY CARE, ORTHOPEDICS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. EACH OF THE FACILITIES OF CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA HAS ONE OBJECTIVE, WHICH IS TO LEAD THE WAY TO A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. CHRISTUS HIGHLAND IN THE CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA REGION PROVIDES A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS OPEN TO SERVE ALL THOSE IN NEED OF EMERGENT CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA 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 PURPOSE WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA WORKS TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY. BY COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA HAS STRENGTHENED ITS ROLE AS A MAJOR PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SERVED TO ASSIST CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA TO CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED AND FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO ASSURING HEALTH IMPROVEMENT THROUGH HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. CHRISTUS HEALTH IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO PROACTIVELY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AND PARTICULARLY THE LARGE NUMBER OF UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE. EVIDENCE FROM HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGAGING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN EFFORTS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. THEREFORE, CHRISTUS HEALTH STRIVES TO COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. BY WORKING WITH AND/OR INITIATING COMMUNITY LED PARTNERSHIPS IN ALL THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH, WE CAN ACHIEVE MEASURABLE AND SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT IN OUR WELL BEING. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA SUPPORTS MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING THE CARA CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY HEALTH PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER. "COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR A BROADER COMMUNITY" IS ALSO A PART OF CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA'S OVERALL COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA 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, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, PROVISION OF A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR ELDERLY, THOSE SUFFERING FROM HIV/AIDS, AND FOR MANY OTHER EQUALLY WORTHY PURPOSES. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA OFFERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO AN FQHC FOR THE OPERATION OF THREE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE SERVICES INCLUDING TREATMENT FOR MINOR ILLNESSES/INJURIES, ROUTINE PHYSICALS, ATHLETIC EXAMINATIONS, IMMUNIZATIONS, SCREENINGS FOR HEARING, VISION, SCOLIOSIS, REFERRALS AND FOLLOW UP FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES SUCH AS DIABETES AND ASTHMA, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SUCH AS COUNSELING FOR CRISIS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS (ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS) ARE SERVED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN 2017, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA DONATED THE CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT CAMPUS TO A LOCAL NON-PROFIT GROUP, MARGARET PLACE PROPERTIES, INC. THE DONATION INCLUDES THE 18-ACRE CAMPUS COMPRISED OF THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, PARKING GARAGE AND SEVERAL ADJACENT BUILDINGS SUCH AS THE FAIRFIELD MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. THE DONATION ALSO INCLUDED A ONE-TIME MONETARY GIFT OF UP TO $3 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS TO DEFRAY THE INITIAL OPERATING AND RENOVATION COSTS. OVER 100 LOCAL NON-PROFITS INCLUDING MLK HEALTH CENTER, ROBINSONS RESCUE, THE NORTHWEST LOUISIANA INTERFAITH PHARMACY, SHREVEPORT REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL, EASTER SEALS, RENZI ART CENTER, YWCA, RUTHERFORD HOUSE, AMERICAN ROSE CENTER AND THE STRAND THEATER WERE GIFTED EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND FURNISHINGS FROM CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT. CHRISTUS HEALTH'S HEALTHY COMMUNITIES MODEL INCORPORATES THESE KEY PRINCIPLES: (1) COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP: SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES BRING TOGETHER BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, HEALTHCARE, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND CITIZEN LEADERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES. EVERYONE SHOULD FEEL EMPOWERED. (2) WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY: THE UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF HEALTH AND WHOLENESS EMBRACES THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF LIFE. (3) GOALS AND MEASURES: USE BENCHMARKS AND MEASURE PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES. (4) PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS: BUILDING CAPACITY USING EXISTING COMMUNITY ASSETS HELPS TO MAGNIFY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. SOME OF THE MAIN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN WHICH CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA PARTICIPATES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ENHANCES PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE INCLUDE: (1) PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING, AWARENESS OF HEART HEALTH AND SIGNS OF STROKE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A 12 MONTH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WITH "GO RED FOR WOMEN" (PERIODIC HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AND AN ANNUAL BIOMETRIC SCREENING FOR OVER 300). (2) DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH NONPROFIT AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, PARISH AND CIVIC OFFICES, INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES IN THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND THE EXPLORATION OF HEALTH NEEDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. (3) PROMOTE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF LACHIP THROUGH THE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CLINICS AND OTHER HOSPITALS, THEREBY INCREASING THE ENROLLMENT OF ALL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. (4) PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHRISTUS HEALTH AND THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HEALTH CLINIC, IN THE PROMOTION OF SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS. (5) PROMOTE COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL CHILD ABUSE AGENCIES BY HOUSING THESE GROUPS IN A SINGLE DWELLING (CARA CENTER AND GINGERBREAD HOUSE). THE CARA CENTER IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA AND LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR SUSPECTED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA REINVESTS ALL SURPLUS FUNDS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH EXPANDED HEALTH SERVICES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND BETTER FACILITIES. AS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND AS A 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 NORTHERN LOUISIANA. 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. ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED AND AFFILIATED WITH CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. WE HAVE BEGUN OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE EDC PROGRAM IN OUR COMMUNITY. EDC STANDS FOR EVERYONE WITH DIABETES COUNTS. THREE OF OUR CHRISTUS ASSOCIATES AND A COMMUNITY WORKER FROM THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HEALTH CENTER ATTENDED A TRAINING HELD AT OUR CHRISTUS CABRINI, ALEXANDRIA REGION. THE EDC PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST NATIONAL MEDICARE DSME PROGRAM. ITS GOALS IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AND QUALITY OF CARE AMONG MEDICARE AND DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES WITH PRE-DIABETES AND DIABETES IN MINORITY AND RURAL POPULATIONS; DECREASE THE DISPARITY OF DIABETES TESTING IN MINORITY-VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BY IMPROVING THE FREQUENCY OF TESTING FOR: HBA1C, EYE EXAMS, LIPID PROFILE, FOOT EXAMS, AND IMPROVE ACTUAL CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF THESE DIABETES MEASURES. THE PURPOSE OF THE EDC PROGRAM IS TO 1) RECRUIT AND EDUCATE PHYSICIANS WHOSE PRACTICES INCLUDE MEDICARE AND DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES WITH DIABETES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF MINORITY AND/OR RURAL POPULATIONS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF DSME PROGRAMS; 2) RECRUIT, ENROLL AND TEACH MEDICARE AND DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES UTILIZING AN EVIDENCE-BASED DSME PROGRAM CURRICULA (I.E. DIABETES EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (DEEP), GATEWAY, OR STANFORD PROGRAM). HOW CAN CHRISTUS SHREVEPORT BOSSIER COLLABORATE IN THIS EFFORT? 1) WE PARTNER WITH QUALITY INSIGHTS TO: ALLOW DSME IN FACILITIES TO SERVE BOTH BENEFICIARIES (IF POSSIBLE) AND FAMILIES; WORK WITH AREA PARTNERS/STAKEHOLDERS TO REFER BENEFICIARIES TO LOCAL DSME PROGRAMS; PROMOTE THE EVERYONE WITH DIABETES COUNTS PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTUS COMMUNITY; PROMOTE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM WITHIN FACILITIES TO ENCOURA
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 6	AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IS PART OF CHRISTUS HEALTH, AN INTERNATIONAL, CATHOLIC, FAITH BASED, NONPROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM COMPRISED OF ALMOST 600 SERVICES AND FACILITIES INCLUDING MORE THAN 60 HOSPITALS AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, 350 CLINICS AND OUTPATIENT CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH MINISTRIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VENTURES. CHRISTUS SERVICES CAN BE FOUND IN THE STATES OF ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, IOWA, LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, AND INTERNATIONALLY IN THE COUNTRIES OF MEXICO, COLUMBIA, AND CHILE. A COMMON MISSION, CORE VALUES, AND VISION UNITE THE HEALTH SYSTEM. EACH REGION, INCLUDING CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA, 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 NORTHERN LOUISIANA, 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	COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT 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 2012. TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR CHRISTUS HEALTH IS ALSO REPORTED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE SYSTEM OFFICE. CHRISTUS HEALTH'S NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS LOCATED IN TEXAS FILE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS STANDARD (ASCBS) FORM AND AN ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN ARE FILED WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS), AS REQUIRED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, SECTIONS 311.045 AND 311.046. THE 2013 ASCBS FORM IS EXPANDED TO COLLECT THE INFORMATION ON CHARITY CARE POLICIES AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN A STANDARDIZED FORMAT. STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT: TX

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CTR SHREVEPORT
1501 KINGS HIGHWAY	SHREVEPORT	LA	71130	721031108	501(C)(3)	$140,000	BRF/Surgery - Schumpert Support
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC
PO BOX 4002900	DES MOINES	IA	50340	135613797	501(C)(3)	$33,000	HEALTHY HEART SUPPORT
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES FOUNDATION
920 PIERREMONT RD	SHREVEPORT	LA	71106	721115391	501(C)(3)	$11,200	RESEARCH/SPONSORSHIP
North Louisiana Economic Partnership
333 Texas Street Suite 411	Shreveport	LA	71101	720936419	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Regionalism Works Pledge
Komen Northwest Louisiana
2015 Fairfield Avenue	Shreveport	LA	71104	752844653	501(C)(3)	$25,000	The Cure Survivor sponsorship
David Raines Community Health Center
3041 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Shreveport	LA	71107	582000630	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Sponsor for Annual Meeting and Health Careers Scho
Eastern Louisiana Clinical Services
3330 Masonic Drive	Alexandria	LA	71301	451779607		$346,630	Indigent Care Funding
Jefferson Clinical Services
3330 Masonic Drive	Alexandria	LA	71301	452183224		$64,229	Indigent Care Funding
Louisiana Clinical Services
3330 Masonic Drive	Alexandria	LA	71301	272869360		$130,496	Indigent Care Funding
Metairie Physician Services
8585 Picardy Avenue	Baton Rouge	LA	70809	461434300	501(C)(3)	$101,950	Indigent Care Funding
Natchitoches Clinical Services
320 Somerulos Street	Baton Rouge	LA	70802	451558646	501(C)(3)	$112,145	Indigent Care Funding
Orleans Health Services
80 Versailles Blvd	Alexandria	LA	71303	473924329		$265,070	Indigent Care Funding
Vermilion Health Services
80 Versailles Blvd	Alexandria	LA	71303	811644563		$60,151	Indigent Care Funding
Northwestern State Foundation
112 Bienvenu Hall	Natchitoches	LA	71497	726021495	501(c)(3)	$23,333	Educating physicians

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	9	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	5	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 THE 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. THE FILING ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INDIGENT FUNDING GRANTS TO THE COUNTIES IN WHICH CHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITALS SERVE 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ISAAC R PALMER JR
PRESIDENT/CEO, EX-OFFICIO	$296,494	$0	$111,264	$0	$0	$0	$53,264	$0	$26,067	$0	$487,089	$0	$0	$0
PHILLIP COLE
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER - LA	$138,635	$277,271	$40,605	$81,211	$0	$0	$20,268	$40,536	$6,362	$12,725	$205,870	$411,743	$0	$0
BILLY PORTER
VP, CLINICAL OPERATIONS	$202,188	$0	$60,788	$0	$0	$0	$7,913	$0	$4,196	$0	$275,085	$0	$0	$0
WENDY WHITE CHANDLER
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	$100,992	$151,488	$29,242	$43,864	$58	$87	$21,864	$32,796	$8,121	$12,181	$160,277	$240,416	$0	$0
SCOTT MERRYMAN
CFO	$147,659	$221,488	$49,884	$74,827	$0	$0	$33,118	$49,676	$5,070	$7,605	$235,731	$353,596	$0	$0
CHARLOTTE KNOLL
CHIEF NURSE EXECT.(THRU 02/17)	$256,385	$0	$80,256	$0	$2,507	$0	$51,654	$0	$3,806	$0	$394,608	$0	$0	$0
H LES TOMPKINS
DIRECTOR MANAGED CARE	$53,739	$107,478	$14,946	$29,893	$0	$0	$4,683	$9,365	$716	$1,431	$74,084	$148,167	$0	$0
MARYELLEN KASSAB
DOSIMETRIST	$235,064	$0	$0	$0	$17,094	$0	$7,950	$0	$0	$0	$260,108	$0	$0	$0
JOHN R STEPHENSON
CRNA	$216,189	$0	$0	$0	$8,862	$0	$22,654	$0	$0	$0	$247,705	$0	$0	$0
CURTIS ARDOIN
CRNA	$209,377	$0	$0	$0	$5,393	$0	$24,610	$0	$0	$0	$239,380	$0	$0	$0
KIRK D CASON
CRNA	$197,393	$0	$0	$0	$15,311	$0	$17,398	$0	$0	$0	$230,102	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK DOWNEY
CRNA	$183,267	$0	$0	$0	$22,569	$0	$17,529	$0	$0	$0	$223,365	$0	$0	$0
Jason Rounds
Chief Operating Officer	$0	$265,254	$0	$105,923	$0	$0	$0	$62,994	$0	$27,397	$0	$461,568	$0	$0
Corrine Francis
SYSTEM DIR MISSION INTEGRATION	$0	$206,243	$0	$102,179	$0	$0	$0	$58,388	$0	$16,122	$0	$382,932	$0	$0
Nancy Hellyer
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER	$0	$382,071	$0	$157,035	$0	$0	$0	$84,290	$0	$16,603	$0	$639,999	$0	$0
STEPHEN F WRIGHT
SVP GROUP OPS	$256,490	$384,734	$121,105	$181,659	$0	$0	$79,526	$119,289	$12,201	$18,301	$469,322	$703,983	$0	$0

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SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION	FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 1A AND SCHEDULE J, PART II DIRECTORS 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. OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES ARE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. BOARD MEMBERS SPEND TIME AS NEEDED FOR BOARD MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONS.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A	TAXABLE COMPENSATION WAS REPORTED TO VARIOUS OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS RELATED TO COMPANION TRAVEL TO CHRISTUS MEETINGS.
RELATED ORG DETERMINING CEO/PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CEO/PRESIDENT 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/PRESIDENT COMPENSATION. CHRISTUS HEALTH USES AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CEO/PRESIDENT. THIS COMMITTEE USES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO PERFORMS BI-ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY.
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B DEFERRED 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.
SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION	SCHEDULE J, PART II W-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.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C DEFERRED 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.
SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION	SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION MAY INCLUDE AMOUNTS THAT WERE DEFERRED IN A PRIOR YEAR BUT PAID OUT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2016.

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DOING BUSINESS AS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IS DOING BUSINESS AS: Christus Schumpert Health System Ashley Ridge Imaging Center CHRISTUS Schumpert Women's Health CHRISTUS Schumpert Breast Center CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center CHRISTUS Schumpert Medical Center CHRISTUS Sutton Children's Medical Center CHRISTUS Louisiana Athletic Club - Bossier CHRISTUS Louisiana Athletic Club - Lake Charles CHRISTUS Louisiana Athletic Club - Shreveport CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier Foundation CHRISTUS Schumpert Breast Center - Shreveport CHRISTUS Schumpert Outpatient Therapy Services - Shreveport CHRISTUS Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center Shreveport-Bossier CHRISTUS Foundation Shreveport-Bossier CHRISTUS Pediatric Associates Shreveport-Bossier CHRISTUS Louisiana Athletic club Shreveport-Bossier CHRISTUS Cancer Treatment Center CHRISTUS Kids Clinic Shreveport-Bossier CHRISTUS Bossier Emergency Center CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System CHRISTUS Inpatient Rehabilitation Center Shreveport-Bossier
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED ROOTED IN OUR MISSION AND TRADITION, 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, CHRISTUS HEALTH STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE TOTAL HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PLACE SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED THE 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 INCLUDING COMMUNITY CLINICS, EDUCATION AND WELLNESS FOR TEEN MOMS, BACK TO SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA OPENS ITS DOORS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, GROUPS, CLUBS, STATE AGENCIES, AND SUPPORT GROUPS WHICH NEED MEETING AND/OR OFFICE SPACE. THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THESE COMMUNITY, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR STATE AGENCIES. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA PROVIDES NEEDED OFFICE SPACE AT LITTLE TO NO EXPENSE TO VARIOUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE-A CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER. ONE EXAMPLE OF CHRISTUS HEALTH COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED INCLUDE THE CHRISTUS COMMUNITY DIRECT INVESTMENT PROGRAM (CDI). THE CHRISTUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE FUNDING OF A CDI LOAN PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND MORAL AND ETHICAL STEWARDSHIP CONTINUES IN SPITE OF CHALLENGING FISCAL CONDITIONS FACED BY LOCAL OPERATING ENTITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE CDI PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVES PRIMARILY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING FINANCING AT BELOW-MARKET INTEREST RATES TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AT TERMS NOT EXCEEDING MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. THE INCOME LOST FROM THE DIFFERENCE IN THE MARKET RATE LESS OUR LOAN RATE (FOREGONE INCOME) IS CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. THE COST OF THESE INVESTMENTS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES OF CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA. THOUGH OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCES VARY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2017 WAS $262,368.41. THE FOREGONE INTEREST FOR CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA IN FY 2017 WAS $9,922.20. CHRISTUS HEALTH 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 2017, THE TOTAL GRANT MONEY DISTRIBUTED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH TO THE NORTHERN LOUISIANA REGION WAS $1,372,420. THE COST OF THESE GRANTS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES OF CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA.DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES.
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY THE GREATEST SHARE OF THESE EXPENSES IS FOR EDUCATING HEALTH pROFESSIONALS. HELPING TO PREPARE FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IS A DISTINGUISHING 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, TO GOODWILL, UNITED WAY, LIVE WELL WOMEN'S SERIES, PROJECT 5210, SPORTS MEDICINE, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION-GO RED FOR WOMEN, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, MARCH OF DIMES, PURCHASED NOT FOR SALE, CATHOLIC MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, KOMEN OF NWLA, DAVID RAINES COMMUNITY CENTER, RED RIVER INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY THERAPY, KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, 2D MEDICAL GROUP BARKSDALE AFB, SOUTHFIELD SCHOOL, LSU MEDICAL MISSION, SCIPORT DISCOVERY CENTER, CHRISTUS CABRINI FOUNDATION, CATHOLIC DIOCESE PROLIFE BANQUET, LSUHSC FOUNDATION, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL, NORTH LA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP, CENTER FOR FAMILIES, SHREVEPORT MEDICAL SOCIETY, JR LEAGUE OF SHREVEPORT, INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL OUTREACH, AND FOR MANY OTHER EQUALLY WORTHY PURPOSES. DURING FY 2017, CHRISTUS HEALTH ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC POLICIES, WORKING TO ESTABLISH, AND IN SOME INSTANCES AUGMENT, GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE CONSTITUENTS WE SERVE. SINCE THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT, CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUSIANA DONATED IN KIND EQUIPMENTS AND FURNITURES TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CHURCHES, HEALTH CARE CENTERS, ANIMAL SERVICE CENTERS, POLICE STATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY ENTITIES. DESCRIPTION OF RELATIONSHIPS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 OFFICER/SR. VP OF OPERATIONS STEPHEN WRIGHT AND OFFICER SCOTT MERRYMAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AS BOTH SERVE AS OFFICERS OF SCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CHRISTUS HEALTH IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION.
DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF PERSONS AND THE NATURE OF THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A CHRISTUS HEALTH, THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION, HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT ALL MEMBERS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY.
DESCR CLASSES OF PERSONS, DECISIONS REQUIRING APPR & TYPE OF VOTING RIGHTS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, line 7B CHRISTUS 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 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 AND VICE CHAIRPERSON OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPROVE INCURRENCE OF DEBT THAT EXCEEDS $5 MILLION PER INCURRENCE OR $25 MILLION ANNUALLY; APPROVE ANY MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ACQUISITION, DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM-WIDE POLICIES FOR 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 $10 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 PARTICIPANT OR LOCAL ENTITY WHICH CREATES A NEW LEGAL ENTITY OR JOINT VENTURE, OR CHANGES IN BUSINESS PURPOSE OR RELATIONSHIP OF ANY LOCAL ENTITY; AND APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE ACTIONS RESERVED 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 $5 MILLION BUT MORE THAN $1 MILLION; APPROVE THE INCURRENCE OF DEBT UP TO A $5 MILLION CAP OR $25 MILLION ANNUALLY BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE STRATEGIC PLANS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET; SET THE THRESHOLD OF CAPITAL PROJECTS LESS THAN $10 MILLION BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION; AND APPROVE MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE CHRISTUS HEALTH MEMBERS ARE THE CONGREGATION OF SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD, HOUSTON, TEXAS AND THE CONGREGATION OF SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (OF SAN ANTONIO). THE CHRISTUS HEALTH MEMBERS HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS: APPROVE THE ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION IF THE CHANGE IS RELATED TO RESERVED POWERS OF MEMBERS; APPROVE THE SALE, LEASE, MORTGAGE, TRANSFER, EASEMENT OR ENCUMBRANCE OF REAL PROPERTY IN EXCESS OF A $5 MILLION THRESHOLD DOLLAR AMOUNT REQUIRED BY CANON LAW FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION; APPROVE THE SALE, LEASE, MORTGAGE, TRANSFER, EASEMENT, OR ENCUMBRANCE OF REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS MINISTRY PROPERTY BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION, BUT NOT IN EXCESS OF $5 MILLION; APPROVE THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL, (EXCEPT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS OFFICE AND SPACE LEASES) THE FUNDAMENTAL USE BY CHANGE IN LICENSE THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE A FACILITY, OR THE ELIMINATION OF OB, PED, PSYCH OR EMERGENCY SERVICES ON REAL PROPERTY PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH 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.
DESCRIBE THE PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT &/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 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 IS POSTED TO A SECURE INTERNET PORTAL FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO VIEW. REVIEW OF THE FINAL FORM 990 OCCURS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS IN THE SPRING OF 2018 VIA EITHER MEETING, CONFERENCE CALL, OR WEB PORTAL POLLING TOOL BY THE RESPECTIVE CHRISTUS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD, BASED ON A SET OF SUGGESTED REVIEW PROCESSES DEVELOPED BY CHRISTUS HEALTH.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT 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.
COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF CHRISTUS HEALTH DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA. 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 DECISIONS. 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.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 CHRISTUS HEALTH AND MOST OF ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES DO NOT HAVE FORMS 1023 BECAUSE OF ITS INCLUSION IN THE IRS GROUP RULING WITH THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, WHICH COVERS THE ORGANIZATION 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.
AVAIL OF GOV DOCS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, & FIN STMTS TO GEN PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE 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.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 Pension Funding $ (701,398) Pension Liability Expense $ 443,404 Transfer of Net Assets between Entities $ 31,896 Transfer of Unrestricted Donations $ (456,432) Transfer of Restricted Donations $ 478,612 ============ TOTAL $ (203,918)
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:MEDICAL SERVICES TOTAL FEES:7648472
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TOTAL FEES:7264591
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:OCCUPANCY RELATED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:5030730
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE SERVICES TOTAL FEES:1905254
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:COLLECTION SERVICES TOTAL FEES:1482111
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING SERVICES TOTAL FEES:972943
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:PHYSICIAN SERVICES TOTAL FEES:520

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Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (21 entries)

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CHRISTUS HEALTH ARK-LA-TEX
2600 ST MICHAEL DRIVE	TEXARKANA	TX	75503	752796815	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS CONTINUING CARE
1700 W LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1100	HOUSTON	TX	77027	742898615	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CH WILKINSON PHYSICIAN NETWORK
1700 WEST LOOP SOUTH STE 400B	HOUSTON	TX	77027	760422435	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	12-TYPE 1	CH	Yes (true)
DUBUIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC
1700 West Loop South Ste 1100A	HOUSTON	TX	77027	721270964	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	10	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH FOUNDATION
919 Hidden Ridge Drive	Irving	TX	75038	611500100	Supt Hlth Svc	TX	501(C)(3)	12-TYPE 1	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
3330 MASONIC DRIVE	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	720408984	HLTHCARE SVCS	LA	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH GULF COAST
PO BOX 922037	HOUSTON	TX	77292	760591592	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION
600 ELIZABETH STREET	CORPUS CHRISTI	TX	78404	741109836	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHEAST TEXAS
2830 Calder Street	BEAUMONT	TX	77726	760591590	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
524 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DRIVE	LAKE CHARLES	LA	70601	720411322	HLTHCARE SVCS	LA	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN LOUISIANA
919 HIDDEN RIDGE DR	IRVING	TX	75038	464617988	MEDICAID HMO	LA	501(C)(4)		CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH LIABILITY RETENTION TRST
919 Hidden Ridge Drive	Irving	TX	75038	760259623	INS TRST	TX	501(C)(3)	12-TYPE 1	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH STRATEGIC GROWTH
919 HIDDEN RIDGE DRIVE	IRVING	TX	75038	462798043	SUPT HLTH SVC	TX	501(C)(3)	12-TYPE I	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN NEW MEXICO
919 HIDDEN RIDGE DR	IRVING	TX	75038	464487295	MEDICAID HMO	NM	501(c)(3)	10	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS PEDIATRIC PHYSICIAN GROUP
919 HIDDEN RIDGE DR	IRVING	TX	75038	465203505	HLHCARE SVCS	TX	501(c)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORP
333 N SANTA ROSA STREET	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78207	741109665	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(c)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS FOUNDATION SHREVEPORT - BOSSIER
ONE ST MARY PLACE	SHREVEPORT	LA	71101	721219280	SUPP HTH SVCS	LA	501(C)(3)	7	NOLA	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS HEALTH
919 HIDDEN RIDGE DRIVE	IRVING	TX	75038	760590551	SUPT HLTH SVC	TX	501(C)(3)	10	NA	false
CHRISTUS HOPKINS HEALTH ALLIANCE
115 AIRPORT RD	SULPHUR SPRINGS	TX	75482	811708177	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	3	CH	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS TRINITY MOTHER FRANCES HS
1315 DOCTORS DRIVE	TYLER	TX	75701	752616975	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	12, TYPE II	CH	Yes (true)
GSHS Inc
700 EAST MARSHALL AVENUE	LONGVIEW	TX	75601	752027157	HLTHCARE SVCS	TX	501(C)(3)	12, TYPE II	CH	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
SCH MGMNT SOLUTIONS INC
ONE ST MARY PLACE	SHREVEPORT	LA	71101	721270625	MGT JOINT VEN	LA	NOLA	C-CORP	$0	$724,521	1.00000	Yes (true)
CHRISTUS MUGUERZA SAPI DE CV
					HLTHCARE SVCS		CH	C-CORP				Yes (true)	HIDALGO PTE 2525 64060 COT	OBISPADO	MONTERREY	MX	MX
EMERALD ASSURANCE CAYMAN LTD
				980407545	INSURANCE		CH	C-CORP				Yes (true)	PO BOX 1051	KY	GRAND CAYMAN	CJ	CJ
CHRISTUS LA QUALITY ALLIANCE
919 HIDDEN RIDGE DRIVE	IRVING	LA	75038	474518648	ACO	LA	CH	C-CORP				Yes (true)
CHRISTUS CONNECTED CARE NETWORK
919 HIDDEN RIDGE	IRVING	TX	75038	473403356	SPT HLTH SVCS	TX	CH	C-Corp				Yes (true)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (9 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CHRISTUS FOUNDATION SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER
c	$200,978	ACCRUAL
C H WILKINSON Physician Network
l	$3,273,749	ACCRUAL
Christus Health Central Louisiana
l	$331,074	ACCRUAL
Christus Health Ark-La-Tex
m	$141,127	ACCRUAL
EVANGELINE CLINICAL SERVICES
m	$193,266	ACCRUAL
Christus Health Central Louisiana
o	$959,829	ACCRUAL
CHRISTUS FOUNDATION SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER
o	$108,536	ACCRUAL
Christus Health Central Louisiana
p	$618,592	ACCRUAL
C H WILKINSON Physician Network
q	$113,277	ACCRUAL