ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HEALTH INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HEALTH INC (EIN 48-1172107)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-15
IRS object ID: 201811359349312836
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule N
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-15T19:03:48-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	481172107	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Via Christi Health Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VIAC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3147338000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8200 E Thorn Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wichita	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67226	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Tonya Mershon	PersonNm
Person Title	Tax Officer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-11-13	SignatureDt

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

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Michael Mullins	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8200 E Thorn Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wichita	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67226	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$155,225,717	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	0928	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	https://www.viachristi.org/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1995	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Contract Termination	Yes (X)	ContractTerminationInd
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	610	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	700	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$263,327	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,460,520	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,912,818	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$120,457,461	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$144,455,215	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$14,521,735	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,782,622	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,612,774	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,494,040	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$148,052,490	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$154,644,695	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,601,268	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,589,241	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$48,222,469	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$27,133,381	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$138,136	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$122,792,541	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$140,963,016	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$172,616,278	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$170,685,638	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$24,563,788	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$16,040,943	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$888,206,062	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$245,992,034	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$439,841,649	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$419,678,008	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$448,364,413	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$173,685,974	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, Via Christi commits to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Via Christi Health System's history extends back over 100 years and today, along with our sponsoring organization, Ascension Health, we continue to respond to community needs in Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$137,510,002	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,589,241	GrantAmt
Revenue	$148,554,914	RevenueAmt
Desc	The obligation to reach out to those in need and improve community health flows directly from our identity as a faith-based healing ministry. As a mission-driven organization, we provide community benefit because we are committed to our core values of: 1) Service of the Poor - Generosity of spirit, especially for persons most in need; 2) Reverence - Respect and compassion for the dignity and diversity of life; 3) Integrity - Inspiring trust through personal leadership; 4) Wisdom - Integrating excellence and stewardship; 5) Creativity - Courageous innovation; and 6) Dedication - Affirming the hope and joy of our ministry. The primary location of Via Christi Health, Inc. is Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. The 2016 estimated population was 511,995. Wichita is the largest city within Sedgwick County and the State of Kansas. The population is 81.0% white, 9.3% Black, 1.4% American Indian and 4.5% Asian. 3.7% of the population identified themselves as being biracial and 14.4% identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino. Nearly 14.0% of the population speak a foreign language, other than English, in their homes. 89.0% of adults 25 and older identified themselves as having a high school education and 30.0% identified themselves as having Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degrees. Median household income is $51,157, which is less than the rest of the State at $53,571. The land area is nearly 1,000 square miles with approximately 500 persons per square mile when compared to 87.4 per square mile for all of Kansas. VCH works with the communities they serve in addressing their needs with their limited resources. Here are some of the ways in which VCH helps. Employees assist with: 1) Fundraising for other area not-for-profits through the annual One Community Campaign (in partnership with United Way), 2) Protecting the environment through a recycling program, 3) Saving lives through sponsoring blood drives in partnership with the American Red Cross, 4) Cash donations to organizations and programs that are health related ($100,000 for Grace Med new clinic in south Wichita), 5) In-kind donations of time for United Way Grant Review, Marketing and Finance Committees; American Red Cross Blood Drives; Newman University Board; Wichita State University St Paul Advisory Council; Children's Miracle Network; Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education Board; Catholic Health Association; Catholic Charities; Raise My Head; Butler Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program Advisory Council; Cancer Patient Advisory Committee; Salina Regional Health Board; Health Alliance and others. The financial information in this report was prepared in accordance with the Catholic Health Association's Community Benefit reporting guidelines. These guidelines recommend the following: 1) Report Charity Care at cost, not charges, 2) Do not include bad debt, contractual allowances and quick pay discounts as part of the Charity Care expense, 3) Do not count Medicare shortfall as a community benefit, and 4) Report the net expense for community benefit services (e.g. the total community benefit expense minus any associated revenue from patients, payers and other external sources.) For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2017 Community Benefit - VCH provided the following net benefit: Financial & In-Kind Donations = $258,524; Community Benefit Operations = $176,008; Community Health Improvement = $227,246; Research = $2,011; Total of Quantifiable Community Benefit of $663,789	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$137,510,002	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (true)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	123	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	610	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	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Darla Larkin	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3167193240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8200 E Thorn Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wichita	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	672262708	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
MICHAEL L MULLINS
SVP MINISTRY MARKET EXECUTIVE (START 7/2016)	50.0	0.6	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$1,109,406	$41,914
THOMAS R KRUSE
TREASURER	1.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SISTER MARY JOAN WALSH CSJ
SECRETARY	1.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LYNDON O WELLS
VICE CHAIR	1.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
B ANTHONY ISAAC
CHAIR	1.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SISTER M FELICIDAD CHAVEZ SSM
TRUSTEE	1.0	1.1	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SISTER M THERESE GOTTSCHALK
TRUSTEE	1.0	6.8	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS SHANK
TRUSTEE (START 7/2016 - END 6/2017)	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLEEN JENNISON
TRUSTEE (START 7/2016)	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIAS TAWIL MD
TRUSTEE (START 7/2016)	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LANCE WHITE
TRUSTEE (START 7/2016)	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM YOUNG MD
TRUSTEE (START 7/2016)	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERTA JOHNSON
ASSOC GENERAL COUNSEL	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$4,968	$329,321	$24,139
CAROL KARP
CFO-MINISTRY MARKET KANSAS (END 3/2017)	49.0	8.0		Yes (X)	$513,212	$0	$29,379
JEFF N SEIRER
VP-ACCOUNTING (END 1/2017)	49.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$341,902	$0	$41,328
GARY KNIGHT
GENERAL COUNSEL, MINISTRY MARKET	50.0	7.0		Yes (X)	$0	$531,167	$34,459
DAVID A GAMBINO
CHIEF STRATEGY & REG ADM OFFICER (END 12/2016)	42.0	13.0			$680,015	$0	$32,538	Yes (X)
JOHN L SHELLITO MD
CHIEF CLINICAL PHYSICIAN OFFICER	48.0	0.0			$819,482	$12,767	$38,014	Yes (X)
SHERRY HAUSMANN
CHIEF HOSPITAL ADMIN OFFICER	2.0	52.0			$323,720	$282,855	$38,254	Yes (X)
JUDITH ESPINOZA
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (END 7/2016)	50.0	0			$203,737	$0	$14,054	Yes (X)
DARRELL J YOUNGMAN DO
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (END 6/2017)	2.0	48.0			$531,643	$0	$36,712	Yes (X)
CARLA J YOST
CHIEF NURSING OFFICER-VCH	5.0	45.0			$368,010	$0	$35,216	Yes (X)
KARL J ULRICH MD
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	50.0	0			$916,641	$0	$31,426	Yes (X)
MARGARET A TICHACEK
CHIEF PLANNING & MKT	50.0	0			$420,273	$0	$26,764	Yes (X)
CLAUDIO J FERRARO
SR. ADMINISTRATOR CLIN SVC LN	25.0	25.0			$219,250	$197,845	$39,073	Yes (X)
WILLIAM C HIDLAY
CCMO - MINISTRY MARKET KANSAS	40.0	0			$349,881	$0	$13,448		Yes (X)
MONICA H COEN
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER	40.0	0			$290,746	$0	$29,616		Yes (X)
LYNNETTA A RAUVOLABOUTA
CMIO - MINISTRY MARKET KANSAS	40.0	0			$244,492	$0	$0		Yes (X)
EDWARD J HETT
MEDICAL DIRECTOR	40.0	0			$314,603	$0	$33,355		Yes (X)
DANIEL B RICE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0			$250,574	$28,110	$35,563		Yes (X)
JERRY CARLEY
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 12/13)	0.0	0			$113,553	$0	$0			Yes (X)
DIANA KIDD
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 2/2014)	0.0	0.0			$297,756	$0	$49			Yes (X)
DAVID HADLEY
FORMER OFFICER (END 1/2014)	0.0	0.0			$498,310	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JEFFREY O KORSMO
FORMER OFFICER (END 5/2016)	0.0	0			$501,705	$0	$16,795			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$8,204,473	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$2,491,471	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$592,096	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	55	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 (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
MEDASSETS
PO BOX 405652	ATLANTA	GA	30384	HEALTHCARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT	$1,285,559
TRUST HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC
2305 S BLACKMAN ROAD	SPRINGFIELD	MO	658092809	CONSULTING AND STAFFING SERVICES	$718,921	SUITE D
KEMBERTON HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC
109 WESTPARK DRIVE	BRENTWOOD	TN	370275032	REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT	$711,342	SUITE 340
B E SMITH INC
8801 RENNER AVE	LENEXA	KS	662199717	EXECUTIVE CONSULTING SEARCH FIRMS	$115,324

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$171,887	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$204,318	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,536,613	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$20,800	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,912,818	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Management Fees	561000	$142,416,635	$142,153,308	$263,327
Other I/C Shared Service	900009	$2,038,580	$2,038,580

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$144,455,215	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,970,172	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,970,172	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$40,914	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$228,464	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$187,550	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$187,550	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$187,550	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$34,400	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$171,887	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$73,480	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$39,080	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$39,080	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$373,289	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$279,078	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$94,211	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$94,211	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	621990	$3,328,370	$3,328,370
Vending Machine	722515	$75,883		$75,883
other revenue	900099	$1,034,656	$1,034,656

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$4,438,909	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$154,644,695	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$148,554,914	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$263,327	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,913,636	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,220,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,220,404	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$368,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$368,837	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,638,750	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,638,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,504,027	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,616,713	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,570,414	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$316,900	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$465,632	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$465,632	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,778,896	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$500,438	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,279,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,677,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,418,116	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$237,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,893	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$321,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$289,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,932	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,376,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,376,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$657,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$173,152	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$830,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$261,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$261,398	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$566,074	TotalAmt
Program Services	$233,479	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$310,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,931	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$1,094,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,461	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$1,183,376	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,877	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$835,131	TotalAmt
Program Services	$789,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,841	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,314,526	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,279,619	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,780	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,654,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,605,127	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,638	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$141,979	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$272,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$256,936	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,899	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,085,993	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,085,993	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,658,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,215,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$443,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$326,507	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$63,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$263,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Purchased Services	$86,294,863	$83,752,838	$2,523,523	$18,502
Shared Service Fees	$13,397,345	$6,372,636	$7,024,709
nonrecurring/restructuring	$2,872,119	$2,814,952	$57,167
Cost of Goods Sold	$1,967,124	$1,691,837	$275,287

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$2,313,924	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$1,784,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$227,348	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	-$301,679	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$170,685,638	TotalAmt
Program Services	$137,510,002	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,037,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$138,136	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,926,799	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,702,612	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$656,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$675,842	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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$189,372	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,940	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,044,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,755,527	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$33,081,980	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$13,189,577	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,803,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,892,403	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,861,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,881,503	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,609,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,752,052	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$703,113,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,180,155	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$888,206,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$245,992,034	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,161,488	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,314,808	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$429,680,161	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,363,200	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$439,841,649	BOYAmt
EOY	$419,678,008	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$433,243,863	BOYAmt
EOY	-$190,198,950	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,195,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,587,635	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,925,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,925,341	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$448,364,413	BOYAmt
EOY	-$173,685,974	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$888,206,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$245,992,034	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$16,040,943	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$501,406	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$46,116	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$606,556,966	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)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type3 Func Int	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType3FuncIntInd
IRS Written Determination	Yes (X)	IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations	9	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (9 entries)

EINEIN	Organization TypeOrganizationTypeCd	Governing Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedInd	SupportSupportAmt	Other SupportOtherSupportAmt
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG INC
480543778	3	false	$0	$0
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA INC
271965272	3	false	$12,315	$0
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
481172106	3	false	$1,548,927	$0
GERARD HOUSE INC
481049532	9	false	$187,896	$0
VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC
481158274	3	false	$0	$0
VIA CHRISTI HEALTH PARTNERS INC
480958974	9	false	$0	$0
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL MANHATTAN INC
481186704	3	false	$0	$0
WAMEGO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC
721526400	3	false	$0	$0
SALINA REGIONAL HOME MEDICAL SERVICES LLC
431948057	9	false	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	9	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$1,749,138	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	false	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	false	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	false	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	false	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	false	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	false	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	false	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	false	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	false	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	false	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	false	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	false	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Sprt Org All Form990SchAType3SprtOrgAllGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timely Provided Documents	Yes (true)	TimelyProvidedDocumentsInd
Officers Close Relationship	Yes (true)	OfficersCloseRelationshipInd
Supported Org Voice Investment	false	SupportedOrgVoiceInvestmentInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Func Int Form990SchAType3FuncIntGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Parent Supported Org	Yes (X)	ParentSupportedOrgInd
Appoint Elect Majority Officer	false	AppointElectMajorityOfficerInd
Exercise Direction Policies	Yes (true)	ExerciseDirectionPoliciesInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part IV, Section E, Line 3a power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the board	EVEN THOUGH EACH VIA CHRISTI ENTITY CHOOSES THEIR OWN BOARD MEMBERS, THERE IS OVERSIGHT FROM THE VCH BOARD. THERE IS A HISTORIC AND CONTINUING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VCH AND VIA CHRISTI ENTITIES AND THE VCH BOARD HAS FINAL DECISION OVER MAJOR DECISIONS FOR ALL VIA CHRISTI ENTITIES.
Schedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 1 Supported Orgs Listed By Name	VCH sets the overall policies for all Via Christi entities to follow and communicates the policies to each entity. Even though each Via Christi entity chooses their own board members, there is oversight from the VCH board. There is a historic and continuing relationship between VCH and Via Christi entities and the VCH board has final decision over major decisions for all Via Christi entities.
Schedule A, Part IV, Section E, Line 3b Substantial Direction Over Policies/Programs/Activities	VCH sets the overall policies for all Via Christi entities to follow and communicates the policies to each entity. Even though each Via Christi entity chooses their own board members, there is oversight from the VCH board. There is a historic and continuing relationship between VCH and Via Christi entities and the VCH board has final decision over major decisions for all Via Christi entities.

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)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$261,398	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$261,398	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY

The Director of Public Policy/Advocacy and the Director of Government Relations set up meetings with government officials or legislators to discuss Via Christi Health, Inc.'s positions on issues. Lobbying issues related to positions on issues related to carrying out healthcare programs. Via Christi Health, Inc. does not participate in or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements) any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.

Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,120,550	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,418,040	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$793,508	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$71,629	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,499,546	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$247,947	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,512,976	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,138,983	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,680,620	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$508,628	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$307,392	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,603,249	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$279,784	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$15,120,550	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$14,820,023	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,823,903	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$52,589	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$815,367	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,389,866	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$352,299	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$15,138,983	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$14,143,938	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,842,184	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$953,821	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$659,430	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,031,195	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$429,295	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$14,820,023	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,703,596	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,750,395	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$167,725	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$520,396	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,604,370	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$353,012	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$14,143,938	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.3588	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.6412	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,843,789	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$949,793	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,893,996	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$457,860	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$135,155	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$322,705	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$28,145,141	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,064,162	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,080,979	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$635,190	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$40,467	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$594,723	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$19,892,403	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Investment in Salina Regional Health Center	$96,857,529	F
Investment in related Organizations	$19,023,974	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$115,881,503	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (10 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Interest in Investments Held by Ascension Health Alliance	$0
donor restricted assets	$15,837,135
affiliate receivables	-$1,072,049
self insurance trust	$348,352
deferred compensation asset	$4,656,632
other receivables	$1,565,269
intercompany receivables	$42,163,171
Other Long Term Investments	$674,561
Miscellaneous Current Assets	$7,084
other misc receivables

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$64,180,155	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
INTERCOMPANY DEBT WITH ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE	$372,580,552
VALUATION RESERVE	$5,577,807
Self Insurance Liability	$2,890,599
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY TAIL ACCRUAL
intercompany payable	$25,958,635
savings plan liability	$341,034
other liability	$574,928
deferred compensation liability	$5,439,645

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$413,363,200	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	These funds are used to provide financial support for various medical related projects and causes within Via Christi Health System. They also provide support for non-medical related issues such as employee and patient assistance. Permanently restricted funds are retained and only the earnings are released for purposes approved by the Board of Trustees.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	THE SYSTEM ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS BY APPLYING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE SYSTEM HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES EXIST AS OF JUNE 30, 2017.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Charity Classic	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$206,287	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$171,887	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$34,400	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$35,605	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$32,188	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$5,687	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$0	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$0	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$206,287	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$171,887	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$34,400	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$35,605	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$32,188	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$5,687	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$73,480	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$39,080	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
929 N ST FRANCIS	WICHITA	KS	67214	481172106	501(C)(3)	$1,548,927	OPERATING EXPENSES/EQUIPMENT & EDUCATION
GERARD HOUSE INC
3144 N HOOD	WICHITA	KS	67204	481049532	501(C)(3)	$187,896	OPERATING EXPENSES
GRACEMED HEALTH CLINIC INC
1122 N TOPEKA	WICHITA	KS	67218	481159633	501(C)(3)	$112,613	GENERAL ASSISTANCE FOR PATIENTS
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS - ST TERESA
14800 W ST TERESA ST	WICHITA	KS	67235	271965272	501(C)(3)	$12,315	EQUIPMENT FOR E.D. REMODEL
iHEART MEDIA-WICHITA
PO BOX 847465	DALLAS	TX	752847472	133922738	N/A	$14,020	SUPPORT FOR KIDS SAFETY TOWN PROJECT
VIA CHRISTI CLINIC
1100 N ST FRANCIS 4TH FLR	WICHITA	KS	67214	480993446		$264,762	OPERATING EXPENSES
WICHITA CENTER FOR GRAD MEDICAL EDUCATION
1010 N KANSAS	WICHITA	KS	67214	481055185	501(c)(3)	$7,441	SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS ANNUAL BIKE TRIP

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	5	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (6 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Via Christi Employee Assistance	40	$18,813
VCH-W Patient Assistance	3977	$85,843
VCH-W Student Scholarships	55	$45,727
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN(SCHOLARSHIPS)	4	$8,000
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK	127	$181,959
PATIENT ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY - MEDICAL MISSION EVENT	210	$28,495

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	All grants and assistance are reviewed and approved by a grant committee consisting of members of the Board of Trustees. Grant expenses are reviewed by the accounting department, and detailed grant reports are requested from all grantees.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	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 (23 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
MICHAEL L MULLINS
SVP MINISTRY MARKET EXECUTIVE (START 7/2016)	$0	$560,870	$0	$447,000	$0	$101,536	$0	$13,250	$0	$28,664	$0	$1,151,320	$0	$0
DAVID HADLEY
FORMER OFFICER (END 1/2014)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$498,310	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$498,310	$0	$498,310	$0
JEFFREY O KORSMO
FORMER OFFICER (END 5/2016)	$405,351	$0	$0	$0	$96,354	$0	$7,950	$0	$8,845	$0	$518,500	$0	$0	$0
ROBERTA JOHNSON
ASSOC GENERAL COUNSEL	$4,968	$222,921	$0	$55,368	$0	$51,032	$290	$15,888	$0	$7,961	$5,258	$353,170	$0	$0
CAROL KARP
CFO-MINISTRY MARKET KANSAS (END 3/2017)	$347,639	$0	$131,276	$0	$34,297	$0	$13,250	$0	$16,129	$0	$542,591	$0	$0	$0
JEFF N SEIRER
VP-ACCOUNTING (END 1/2017)	$278,985	$0	$58,683	$0	$4,234	$0	$17,225	$0	$24,103	$0	$383,230	$0	$0	$0
GARY KNIGHT
GENERAL COUNSEL, MINISTRY MARKET	$0	$336,428	$0	$136,705	$0	$58,034	$0	$17,225	$0	$17,234	$0	$565,626	$0	$0
JERRY CARLEY
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 12/13)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$113,553	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$113,553	$0	$113,553	$0
DIANA KIDD
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 2/2014)	$47,401	$0	$124	$0	$250,231	$0	$11	$0	$38	$0	$297,805	$0	$250,171	$0
DAVID A GAMBINO
CHIEF STRATEGY & REG ADM OFFICER (END 12/2016)	$397,731	$0	$231,152	$0	$51,132	$0	$15,900	$0	$16,638	$0	$712,553	$0	$0	$0
JOHN L SHELLITO MD
CHIEF CLINICAL PHYSICIAN OFFICER	$273,116	$0	$120,933	$0	$425,433	$12,767	$16,771	$0	$17,893	$3,350	$854,146	$16,117	$190,317	$0
SHERRY HAUSMANN
CHIEF HOSPITAL ADMIN OFFICER	$307,007	$150,514	$0	$106,709	$16,713	$25,632	$14,575	$0	$14,815	$8,864	$353,110	$291,719	$0	$0
JUDITH ESPINOZA
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (END 7/2016)	$114,096	$0	$43,054	$0	$46,587	$0	$3,229	$0	$10,825	$0	$217,791	$0	$0	$0
DARRELL J YOUNGMAN DO
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (END 6/2017)	$369,072	$0	$112,371	$0	$50,200	$0	$14,575	$0	$22,137	$0	$568,355	$0	$0	$0
CARLA J YOST
CHIEF NURSING OFFICER-VCH	$281,782	$0	$63,203	$0	$23,025	$0	$13,962	$0	$21,254	$0	$403,226	$0	$0	$0
KARL J ULRICH MD
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$542,530	$0	$285,373	$0	$88,738	$0	$13,250	$0	$18,176	$0	$948,067	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET A TICHACEK
CHIEF PLANNING & MKT	$286,332	$0	$108,100	$0	$25,841	$0	$17,225	$0	$9,539	$0	$447,037	$0	$1,155	$0
CLAUDIO J FERRARO
SR. ADMINISTRATOR CLIN SVC LN	$210,107	$107,998	$0	$77,277	$9,143	$12,570	$15,283	$1,942	$14,232	$7,616	$248,765	$207,403	$0	$0
WILLIAM C HIDLAY
CCMO - MINISTRY MARKET KANSAS	$232,262	$0	$94,913	$0	$22,706	$0	$10,436	$0	$3,012	$0	$363,329	$0	$0	$0
MONICA H COEN
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER	$218,022	$0	$53,689	$0	$19,035	$0	$12,478	$0	$17,138	$0	$320,362	$0	$0	$0
LYNNETTA A RAUVOLABOUTA
CMIO - MINISTRY MARKET KANSAS	$0	$0	$0	$0	$244,492	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$244,492	$0	$244,492	$0
EDWARD J HETT
MEDICAL DIRECTOR	$272,670	$0	$33,659	$0	$8,274	$0	$14,634	$0	$18,721	$0	$347,958	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL B RICE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR	$250,092	$28,110	$0	$0	$482	$0	$14,333	$0	$21,230	$0	$286,137	$28,110	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation	ASCENSION HEALTH, a related organization of Via Christi Health, Inc., uses the following to establish the compensation of the organization's Top Management Official: - Compensation Committee - Independent Compensation Consultant - Compensation Survey or Study - Approval by the Board or Compensation Committee.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment	THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION during calendar year 2016: - JEFFREY O KORSMO - $50,986 - JOHN L SHELLITO, MD - $205,893 - JUDITH ESPINOZA - $44,714
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	Eligible executives participate in a program that provides for supplemental retirement benefits. The payment of benefits under the program, if any, is entirely dependent upon the facts and circumstances under which the executive terminates employment with the organization. Benefits under the program are unfunded and non-vested. Due to the substantial risk of forfeiture provision, there is no guarantee that these executives will ever receive any benefit under the program. Any amount ultimately paid under the program to the executive is reported as compensation on Form 990, Schedule J, Part II, Column B in the year paid. . The following individuals received payment from the supplemental nonqualified retirement plan in the amount as noted during calendar year 2016: - DAVID HADLEY - $498,310 - JERRY CARLEY - $113,553 - DIANA KIDD - $250,171 - JOHN L SHELLITO, MD - $190,317 - MARGARET A TICHACEK - $1,155 - LYNNETTA A RAUVOLABOUTA - $244,492

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Disposition Of Assets Detail DispositionOfAssetsDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Distri Or Expnss Paid	CASH ACCOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO PARENT'S BALANCE SHEET	AssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc
Distribution	2016-07-01	DistributionDt
Fair Market Value Of Asset	$429,795,609	FairMarketValueOfAssetAmt
Method Of FMV Determination	FMV	MethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt
EIN	453358926	EIN
Person	ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 45998	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63145	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor2	false	DirectorOfSuccessor2Ind
Employee Of Successor2	false	EmployeeOfSuccessor2Ind
Owner Of Successor2	false	OwnerOfSuccessor2Ind
Receive Compensation2	false	ReceiveCompensation2Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule N, Part II CASH TRANSFER	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	VIA CHRISTI HEALTH, INC. TRANSFERRED ITS BEGINNING HSD CASH BALANCES TO ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE (45-3358926) AS OF JULY 1, 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Supplemental Program Information	Made a $50 million investment commitment to expand Via Christi Hospital - St Joseph's campus as an innovative, forward-thinking family medical center that will enhance inpatient behavioral services, consolidate outpatient behavioral health services now being offered and identified as a community need in the 2016 CHNA, the joint assessment of Via Christi, United Way of the Plains and Sedgwick County Public Health Department. Project Renewal announcement was made and progress has begun with the opening of a behavioral health center across the street from the hospital and with the 6th and 7th floors of the hospital under going major renovation. In Fiscal Year 2016, Via Christi provided $77.8 million in community benefit by providing free medical care to those in need, educating healthcare professionals and supporting community health efforts in Wichita, Pittsburg, Manhattan and Wamego, Kansas. This amount included $44.5 million in charity care, $7.9 million in unpaid costs of Medicaid services and another $25.4 million in community benefit initiatives (e.g. subsidized health services, training of physicians, nurses and other health professionals; and supporting community health clinics, health screenings, research and donations of space to community organizations.) Some of the programs operated in the Wichita/Sedgwick County area, geographic location of Via Christi Health includes: 1)Dispensary of Hope - the outpatient pharmacies at VCH-St Francis and VC Clinic on Murdock where both serve as a dispensary by providing surplus medications from manufacturers, distributors and physicians to uninsured patients as part of a national safety net. More than 2,030 patients were helped in fiscal year 2016. 2) Transitional Care Clinic - helps patients transition from the hospital to home or other facility for ongoing care by a multidisciplinary team, which delivers compassionate, personalized care to some of the most vulnerable patients, It was established in 2014 for patients who do not have a primary care provider or cannot be seen by their provider within seven days after being discharged from the hospital. The goal is to ensure a safe and smooth transition and in its first year and a half, it helped reduce inpatient admissions and ER visits by 93 percent.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL	In determining the compensation of the Organization's TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, the process performed by Ascension Health, a related organization of Via Christi Health, Inc., included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The Compensation Committee reviewed and approved the compensation. In the review of the compensation, the TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL was compared to individuals at other organizations in the area who hold the same title. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the Committee minutes. The individual was not present when his compensation was decided.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	Via Christi Health, Inc. has a single corporate member, Ascension Health.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	Via Christi Health, Inc. has a single corporate member, Ascension Health, who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of Via Christi Health, Inc.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	Ascension Health has designed a system authority matrix which assigns authority for key decisions that are necessary in the operation of the system. Specific areas that are identified in the authority matrix are: new organizations and major transactions; governing documents; appointments/removals; evaluation; debt limits; strategic and financial plans; assets; system policies and procedures. These areas are subject to certain levels of approval by Ascension per the system authority matrix.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	DURING THE RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS, THE TAX DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OTHER FUNCTIONAL AREAS INCLUDING FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, TREASURY, LEGAL, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE FOR ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE RETURN. UPON COMPLETION, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL TAX DEPARTMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF ATTORNEYS AND CPAS. A COMPLETE FINAL COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND/OR OTHER KEY OFFICERS IN LIEU OF THE FULL BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy in that any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee will decide if conflicts of interest exist. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS, THE PROCESS PERFORMED INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION. IN THE REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION, THE OFFICERS' SALARIES WERE COMPARED TO INDIVIDUALS AT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA WHO HOLD THE SAME TITLE. DURING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION, DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION WAS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. INDIVIDUALS WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN THEIR COMPENSATION WAS DECIDED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	The Organization will provide any documents open to public inspection upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Transfers to/from Affiliates - -XXX-XX-XXXX; Transfers to/from Affiliates - Intercompany Acct - 29602729; Deferred Pension Cost - -716578; Change Share of Investees Net Assets - 5341920; Net Asset Transfer to/from Alpha - -XXX-XX-XXXX;
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c oversight of audit or selection of independent accountant	Via Christi Health, Inc. is included in the consolidated financial statements of Ascension Health Alliance. The Finance and Audit committee of Ascension Health Alliance's Board assumes responsibility for the consolidated organization as a whole.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2b audit of financial statements	The activity of Via Christi Health, Inc. is reported in the consolidated financial statements of Ascension Health Alliance. No individual audit of Via Christi Health, Inc. is completed. Therefore, the audited financial statements are of Ascension Health Alliance and Affiliates, which include the activity of Via Christi Health, Inc.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE
PO BOX 45998	ST LOUIS	MO	63145	453358926	NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	MO	501(c)(3)	Type I	NA	false
ASCENSION HEALTH
PO BOX 45998	ST LOUIS	MO	63145	311662309	NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	MO	501(c)(3)	Type I	ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE	false
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG INC
1 MT CARMEL WAY	PITTSBURG	KS	66762	480543778	HOSPITAL	KS	501(c)(3)	3	VIA CHRISTI HEALTH INC	Yes (true)
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA INC
14800 W ST TERESA	WICHITA	KS	67235	271965272	HOSPITAL	KS	501(c)(3)	3	VIA CHRISTI HEALTH INC	Yes (true)
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
929 N SAINT FRANCIS	WICHITA	KS	67214	481172106	HOSPITAL	KS	501(c)(3)	3	VIA CHRISTI HEALTH INC	Yes (true)
GERARD HOUSE INC
3144 N HOOD	WICHITA	KS	67204	481049532	HOSPITAL SUPPORT	KS	501(c)(3)	10	VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC	Yes (true)
VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC
1151 N ROCK ROAD	WICHITA	KS	67206	481158274	REHABILITATION HOSPITAL	KS	501(c)(3)	3	VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC	false
VIA CHRISTI PROPERTY SERVICES INC
8200 E THORN DRIVE	WICHITA	KS	67226	480948571	PROPERTY MANAGEMENT	KS	501(c)(4)		VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC	false
VIA CHRISTI HEALTH PARTNERS INC
8200 E THORN DRIVE	WICHITA	KS	67226	480958974	MANAGEMENT COMPANY	KS	501(c)(3)	10	VIA CHRISTI HEALTH INC	Yes (true)
Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Inc
1823 COLLEGE AVENUE	MANHATTAN	KS	66502	481186704	HOSPITAL	KS	501(c)(3)	3	VIA CHRISTI HEALTH INC	Yes (true)
SALINA REGIONAL HOME MEDICAL SERVICES LLC
520 SOUTH SANTA FE AVE	SALINA	KS	67401	431948057	MEDICAL EQUIPMENT	KS	501(c)(3)	10	VIA CHRISTI HEALTH PARTNERS INC	Yes (true)
Wamego Hospital Association Inc
711 Genn Drive	Wamego	KS	66547	721526400	Hospital	KS	501(c)(3)	3	Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Inc	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Predominant Income TypePredominantIncomeTypeTxt
AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LP
818 N Emporia Ste 108	WICHITA	KS	67214	481114690	SURGERY CENTER	KS	NA	N/A
KANSAS SURGERY AND RECOVERY CENTER LLC
2770 North Webb Road	WICHITA	KS	67226	481148580	SURGERY CENTER	KS	NA	N/A
VIA CHRISTI IMAGING LLC (fka MERCY IMAGING LLC)
1823 College Avenue	MANHATTAN	KS	66502	481251984	RADIOLOGY SERVICES	KS	NA	N/A
Via Christi Mercy Clinic LLC
1 Mt Carmel Place	Pittsburg	KS	66762	812927645	Medical Services	KS	NA	N/A

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (6 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
AFFILIATED MEDICAL SERVICES LABORATORY INC
2916 E CENTRAL	WICHITA	KS	67214	481239522	MEDICAL LABORATORY	KS	Via Christi Health Inc	C Corporation	$18,530,438	$6,096,620	1	Yes (true)
INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC
3311 EAST MURDOCK	WICHITA	KS	67208	480941549	CLINIC SERVICES	KS	Via Christi Health Inc	C Corporation		$36,534,649	1	Yes (true)
VCH IOWA PC TRUST
8200 E THORN DRIVE SUITE 300	WICHITA	KS	67226	276937322	BENEFICIARY TRUST	IA	Via Christi Health Inc	Trust	$0	$0	1	Yes (true)
VCH IOWA PC
8200 E THORN DRIVE SUITE 300	WICHITA	KS	67226	273983977	PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION	IA	Via Christi Health Inc	C Corporation	$0	$0	1	Yes (true)
VIA CHRISTI CLINIC PA
3311 EAST MURDOCK	WICHITA	KS	67208	480993446	PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION	KS	Via Christi Health Inc	C Corporation	$136,068,296	$73,613,688	1	Yes (true)
VIA CHRISTI HEALTH ALLIANCE IN ACCOUNTABLE CARE INC
8200 E THORN DRIVE	WICHITA	KS	67226	482872857	ACO	KS	Via Christi Health Inc	C Corporation			1	Yes (true)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	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	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (37 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
L	$9,436,858	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
O	$1,084,811	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
P	$424,357	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
Q	$306,132	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
R	$160,713,596	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA INC
L	$583,107	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA INC
P	$75,756	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA INC
R	$12,535,973	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC
L	$675,699	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC
P	$58,006	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC
R	$13,894,829	FAIR MARKET VALUE
GERARD HOUSE INC
B	$187,896	FAIR MARKET VALUE
GERARD HOUSE INC
S	$84,595	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG INC
L	$1,716,951	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG INC
P	$55,235	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG INC
S	$4,583,101	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG INC
R	$22,946,767	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL MANHATTAN INC
L	$1,820,476	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL MANHATTAN INC
P	$59,966	FAIR MARKET VALUE
WAMEGO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
L	$187,584	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI CLINIC PA
L	$235,618	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI CLINIC PA
P	$174,378	FAIR MARKET VALUE
INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
L	$2,406,917	FAIR MARKET VALUE
INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
R	$27,548,703	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISIT HEALTH PARTNERS INC
R	$6,840,532	FAIR MARKET VALUE
SALINA REGIONAL HOME MEDICAL SERVICES LLC
P	$58,428	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISIT PROPERTY SERVICES INC
K	$85,701	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI PROPERTY SERVICES INC
L	$62,768	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI PROPERTY SERVICES INC
R	$1,506,541	FAIR MARKET VALUE
AFFILIATED MEDICAL SERVICES LABORATORY INC
L	$314,284	FAIR MARKET VALUE
AFFILIATED MEDICAL SERVICES LABORATORY INC
S	$2,117,845	FAIR MARKET VALUE
AFFILIATED MEDICAL SERVICES LABORATORY INC
R	$3,265,346	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HEALTH ALLIANCE IN ACCOUNTABLE CARE INC
L	$118,823	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HEALTH ALLIANCE IN ACCOUNTABLE CARE INC
S	$3,949,431	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HEALTH ALLIANCE IN ACCOUNTABLE CARE INC
R	$111,212	FAIR MARKET VALUE
VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC
B	$1,548,927	fair market value
via christi clinic
B	$264,762	fair market value