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        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: THE HOSPITAL CONSULTED WITH COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, NURSES, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, SCHOOL OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>IN ADDITION TO THE USE OF FPG TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED CARE, SMH ALSO LOOKS AT THE PATIENT'S ASSETS, LIABILITIES, OUTSTANDING MEDICAL DEBTS, THE OVERALL DEBT TO ASSET RATIO FOR EACH SITUATION, MEDICAL INDIGENCY, INSURANCE STATUS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID. BEING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY WITH A SMALL POPULATION, SMH MAY ALSO USE KNOWN INFORMATION OF A PATIENT'S HARDSHIPS IN MAKING THE FINAL DETERMINATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SMH PREPARES A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT THAT IS SUBMITTED TO AVERA HEALTH. THE INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH AVERA HEALTH'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SMH IS INVOLVED WITH THE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ROTARY CLUB. SMH WORKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND EMPOWER ITS PATIENTS, CARE-GIVERS AND COMMUNITY WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED THEM. SMH ALSO PROVIDES HEALTHCARE CAREER EDUCATION TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS AND RURAL HEALTH.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS MADE UP OF THE ACTUAL ACCOUNTS THAT ARE WRITTEN OFF DURING THE YEAR AS WELL AS A CHANGE IN THE ESTIMATE FOR PATIENT ACCOUNTS THAT ARE STILL OUTSTANDING ON THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE FACILITY. BAD DEBT RECOVERIES ARE POSTED AS A REDUCTION TO BAD DEBT EXPENSE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE AMOUNT ON LINE 3 OF $81,476 IS 35% OF TOTAL BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THE NUMBER IS BASED ON A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED WITH CREDIT COLLECTION BUREAU (CCB) AND ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT INC. (AMI). UPON REVIEWING EACH ACCOUNT THAT IS AT CCB AND AMI, IT WAS FOUND THAT ABOUT 35% OF THE OUTSTANDING BALANCES MAY HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE UNDER THE FACILITY'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. SINCE WE ARE A SMALL COMMUNITY, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH ACCOUNTS MAY HAVE QUALIFIED FOR CHARITY CARE BECAUSE OF LOW INCOME OR SOME KNOWN HARDSHIP TO THE HOUSEHOLD. ALSO FOR THIS REVIEW PROCESS, ANY FAMILIES WITH PRIOR APPLICATIONS FOR CHARITY CARE WERE GIVEN CONSIDERATION WHEN REVIEWING THE CCB AND AMI ACCOUNTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COST OF CARE WAS CALCULATED FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2016.MANY PATIENTS IN OUR SERVICE AREA QUALIFY FOR MEDICARE. THE FACILITY PROVIDES SERVICES TO THESE PATIENTS EVEN THOUGH MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COST OF PROVIDING THIS CARE. PROVIDING SERVICES TO THIS POPULATION PROMOTES ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES WHICH ARE NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEREBY PROVIDING A BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SMH PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ITS ESTABLISHED RATES. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTIONS OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL AVERA COLLECTED QUALITATIVE DATA THROUGH VARIOUS GROUP INTERVIEWS, IN PERSON ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS AND TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS THAT WERE CONDUCTED FROM THE FALL OF 2015 THROUGH MARCH 2016. VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM BON HOMME AND AVON SCHOOLS, BON HOMME FOOD PANTRY, COUNTY HEALTH NURSE, THE LOCAL BARGAIN SHOP, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MIKE DURFEE STATE PRISON, EMS SERVICES, SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY DOCTORS GROUP, TYNDALL ROTARY AND SENIOR CITIZENS GROUPS PROVIDED FEEDBACK IN ADDITION TO ST. MICHAEL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT MANAGERS AND MEDICAL STAFF.QUANTITATIVE DATA WAS GATHERED FROM THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF HEALTH STATISTICS, U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, AND SOUTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE SMH STAFF ASSISTS PATIENTS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY DISCUSSING THE AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, SUCH AS MEDICAID OR STATE PROGRAMS, AND ASSISTING THE PATIENT WITH QUALIFICATION FOR SUCH PROGRAMS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION AND BY PATIENT REQUEST. POSTERS HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS ASSISTANCE OPTIONS (I.E. ALL WOMEN COUNT) ARE POSTED IN THE ADMISSION AREA. SMH STAFF ALSO DISCUSS THE AVAILABILITY OF ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITH PATIENTS UPON ADMISSION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SMH SERVES A RURAL POPULATION IN BON HOMME COUNTY WHICH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF TYNDALL, AVON, TABOR, AND SPRINGFIELD. THERE IS ONE OTHER HOSPITAL IN BON HOMME COUNTY LOCATED IN SCOTLAND.THE 2015 CENSUS FOR BON HOMME COUNTY REPORTED 6,985 PEOPLE WITH 14.6% OF THE POPULATION AT 100% POVERTY OR BELOW. 20.5% OF BON HOMME COUNTY'S POPULATION IS AGE 65 OR OLDER (COMPARED TO 15.7% IN THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA).</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SMH'S GOVERNING BODY IS COMPRISED OF PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN BON HOMME COUNTY WHO ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES NOR CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION, NOR FAMILY MEMBERS THEREOF. THE ORGANIZATION EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN ITS COMMUNITY FOR SOME OR ALL OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. SMH APPLIES SURPLUS FUNDS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT CARE AND PROVIDES READILY ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE TO THE PEOPLE OF BON HOMME COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.SMH PROVIDES A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT HEALTH ACTIVITIES AT NO COST OR LESS THAN COST. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, FOOT CLINICS, CPR CLASSES, AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS. A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE FOR THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THE IMPACT CONCUSSION PROGRAM, FLU SHOT CLINICS, AND ATHLETIC SCREENINGS. SMH ALSO PROVIDES ATHLETIC PHYSICALS FOR STUDENTS AT A DISCOUNTED RATE. SMH PROVIDES A NURSE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR AMBULANCE TRANSFERS AT NO COST TO THE LOCAL AMBULANCE SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 2,272 CLIENTS WERE SERVED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/2016. SMH PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND IN KIND DONATIONS FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY NEEDS SUCH AS MEETING ROOM AVAILABILITY, MEDICAL STAFF COVERAGE AT LOCAL SPORTING EVENTS, AND HEALTH EDUCATION, INCLUDING HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION FOR NURSING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND PHARMACY STUDENTS.SMH PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES 24-HOURS A DAY, 7-DAYS A WEEK. IN ADDITION TO NURSING STAFF, A MIDLEVEL PROVIDER AND/OR PHYSICIAN ARE IN HOUSE OR ON CALL AT ALL TIMES TO PROVIDE CARE TO ANYONE PRESENTING WITH AN EMERGENT CONDITION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/2016, THERE WERE 579 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED EMERGENCY CARE AT SMH.SMH ALSO MAKES AVAILABLE E-EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGH AN ARRANGEMENT WITH AVERA HEALTH WHEREBY EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING TO ASSIST THE MEDICAL STAFF AND NURSES WITH PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE SMH EMERGENCY ROOM. THE E-EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT. 93 PATIENTS BENEFITED FROM THE E-EMERGENCY SERVICES DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/2016.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SMH IS A MANAGED FACILITY OF AVERA HEALTH. AVERA HEALTH AND THE HOSPITAL WORK COOPERATIVELY TO ENHANCE HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL. AS A MANAGED FACILITY, SMH IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AVERA E-CARE SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE AVERA E-ICU, E-EMERGENCY, E-PHARMACY AND E-CONSULT. THESE SERVICES ALLOW RURAL PATIENTS TO BE CARED FOR AT THEIR LOCAL HOSPITALS, PROVIDE RURAL HOSPITALS ACCESS TO IMMEDIATE SPECIALTY CARE AND SUPPORT, AND HELP REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS AND TRAVEL.SMH ALSO HAS ACCESS TO "BACK OFFICE" SUPPORT SERVICES, SUCH AS LEGAL CONSULTATION, QUALITY BENCHMARKING, CODING, COMPUTER SERVICES, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTATION, GROUP PURCHASING, HUMAN RESOURCE ASSISTANCE AND MANY OTHER SERVICES. AVERA HEALTH IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO SMH AT A COST BELOW THAT WHICH THE HOSPITAL COULD OTHERWISE ACHIEVE. IN TURN, LOCAL CAREGIVERS ARE ABLE TO DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO PATIENT CARE. AVERA HEALTH AND SMH DEDICATE RESOURCES TO ENDEAVORS THAT MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, CONTRIBUTIONS TO NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT EVENT SPONSORSHIPS, DONATED MEDICAL SUPPLIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, FLU-SHOT CLINICS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND VARIOUS OTHER ACTIVITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ANY DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE, OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, CEO AND CFO AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. SMH REQUIRES ANY DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBER, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST, OTHER ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS ANNUALLY BY COMPLETING A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT; AND IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE, AT THE TIME THE NEW CONFLICT ARISES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDRESSES CONFLICT OF INTERESTS VIA A FORMALIZED PROCEDURE. THIS PROCEDURE MAY INCLUDE A PRESENTATION BY THE INTERESTED PERSON, BUT EXCLUDES THE INTERESTED PERSON FROM FURTHER DISCUSSION OR VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO INCLUDE A STANDING AGENDA ITEM AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING WHICH REQUIRES THE DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR ANY ITEMS INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AVERA SACRED HEART HEALTH SERVICES AND SMH'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS USE COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE. THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CEO DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT INCLUDING THE CFO BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FACILITY MAKES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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