MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES INC (EIN 48-0956045)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-05-13
IRS object ID: 201511339349305401
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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 H
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-13T16:48:32-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	190 CARONDELET PLAZA SUITE 1300	AddressLine1
City	CLAYTON	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	63105	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	480956045	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Mercy Kansas Communities	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% SHELLY HUNTER CFO	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	MERC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3145796100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 Woodland Hills Blvd	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite	AddressLine2
City	Fort Scott	City
State	KS	State
ZIP Code	66701	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SHELLY HUNTER	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2015-05-06	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER L RICHTER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00366526	PTIN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SHELLY HUNTER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 MERCY WAY	AddressLine1
City	JOPLIN	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	64804	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$73,953,206	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	0928	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.mercy.net	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1983	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	AS THE SISTERS OF MERCY BEFORE US, WE BRING TO LIFE THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS THROUGH OUR COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	733	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	196	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$447,460	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$121,584	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$184,445	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$191,896	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$72,854,006	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$72,917,418	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7,781	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9,476	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,550,954	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$834,416	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$74,597,186	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$73,953,206	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$22,180	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,167	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$40,662,251	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$41,842,990	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$35,608,455	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$36,830,336	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$76,292,886	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$78,686,493	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,695,700	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,733,287	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$66,390,356	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$60,534,641	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,710,038	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,234,609	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$57,680,318	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$53,300,032	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	AS THE SISTERS OF MERCY BEFORE US, WE BRING TO LIFE THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS THROUGH OUR COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$11,332,130	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$692	GrantAmt
Revenue	$24,828,136	RevenueAmt
Desc	MERCY HOSPITAL - INDEPENDENCE - HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES BASIC PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE: INPATIENT ACUTE, SWING BED, EMERGENCY ROOM, GENERAL SURGERY, OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC, OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES. THE COMMUNITY NEED IS REPRESENTED BY THE APPROXIMATE 1183 DISCHARGES, 8749 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, 1291 SURGERIES, 6336 HOME HEALTH VISITS AND NUMEROUS OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES. NECESSARY TERTIARY CARE IS TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE COMMUNITY TO A LARGER HOSPITAL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$16,806,011	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,998	GrantAmt
Revenue	$36,611,893	RevenueAmt
Desc	MERCY HOSPITAL - FORT SCOTT - HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE CITY OF FORT SCOTT AND BOURBON COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES BASIC PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE; INPATIENT ACUTE, SWING BED, EMERGENCY ROOM, GENERAL SURGERY, OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC, OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES. THE COMMUNITY NEED IS REPRESENTED BY THE APPROXIMATE 1717 DISCHARGES, 7811 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, 2257 SURGERIES, 8632 HOME HEALTH VISITS AND NUMEROUS OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES. NECESSARY TERTIARY CARE IS TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE COMMUNITY TO A LARGER HOSPITAL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,245,130	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,477	GrantAmt
Revenue	$11,204,419	RevenueAmt
Desc	MERCY PHYSICIAN GROUP - FORT SCOTT / INDEPENDENCE - LOCAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES. THE INTEGRATED PHYSICIAN GROUP CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MIX OF SPECIALTIES: FAMILY PRACTICE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, OB/GYN, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS AND MIDLEVEL PROVIDERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$13,033,345	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$306,649	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$56,416,616	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	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	false	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	false	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	Yes (true)	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
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	733	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
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	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	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	false	LocalChaptersInd
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	false	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	SHELLY HUNTER CFO	PersonNm
Phone	4175562459	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 MERCY WAY	AddressLine1
City	JOPLIN	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	64804	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Allen MD Jay
Physician & Board member	60.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$235,808	$36,543
Brau RSM Sr Annrene
Board member	1.0	4.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Campbell Sharon
Board member	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Copeland Jr Robert
President -Carthage & Kansas	10.0	50.0	Yes (X)	$0	$33,987	$313,949
Drake Billie Jo
Board member	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Herren MD Richenda
Physician & Board member	60.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$323,326	$20,504	$0
Johnson Debbie
Board member	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$1,601
Kelly James P
Board member	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Martin Dave
Board member	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MEIER FRED
Board member	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nichols MD Robert R
Physician & Board member	54.0	6.0	Yes (X)	$245,480	$58,550	$0
Small Melissa
Board member	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sohaei Soheila
Physician & Board member	60.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$467,747	$22,862	$0
Strecker Vern
Board member	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Wullschleer MD Todd
Board member	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Baker Reta
Pres-Mercy Hospital Fort Scott	60.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$83,463	$313,893	Yes (X)
Steinmann David
Pres.-Mercy Hospital Indep.	55.0	5.0	Yes (X)	$0	$25,415	$158,199	Yes (X)
Hunter Shelly
Chief financial officer	10.0	50.0		$0	$46,472	$251,721	Yes (X)
Pulsipher Gary W
Chief executive officer	10.0	50.0		$0	$203,238	$515,773	Yes (X)
Hennessey III William
Regional VP-Marketing	5.0	55.0		$0	$62,248	$236,700		Yes (X)
Marion Tanya
Regional VP-Human Resources	2.0	58.0		$0	$45,983	$220,693		Yes (X)
Swope Jon
Pres. - Central Communities	2.0	58.0		$0	$143,498	$819,405		Yes (X)
Enyart Marc E
Physician	60.0	0.0		$387,753	$16,715	$0			Yes (X)
Fox John M
Physician	60.0	0.0		$391,701	$37,107	$0			Yes (X)
Phelps MD David
Physician	60.0	0.0		$373,445	$59,210	$0			Yes (X)
Schwab Terry D
Physician	60.0	0.0		$369,035	$25,242	$0			Yes (X)
Seals Larry E
Physician	59.0	1.0		$457,831	$30,594	$0			Yes (X)
Ammons Carl E Eric
Former officer	0.0	60.0		$0	$37,745	$324,263				Yes (X)
Floyd Terri
Former officer	0.0	0.0		$0	$49,585	$218,453				Yes (X)
Day Bradley Kim
Former key employee	0.0	60.0		$0	$114,696	$845,113				Yes (X)
Merrigan Michael
Former key employee	0.0	5.0		$0	$58,559	$594,877				Yes (X)
Biles Tracy
Former Key Employee	50.0	10.0		$147,519	$14,054	$0				Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,399,645	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$4,814,640	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,226,270	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	42	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/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
GENERAL ANESTHESIA SERVICES PA
PO BOX 263	FORT SCOTT	KS	66701	ANESTHETIC SERVICES	$797,137
MEKKI M SABA MD
221 W 48TH SUITE 505	KANSAS CITY	MO	64112	PHYSICIAN SERVICES	$562,788
SODEXO INC AND AFFILIATES
4880 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE	CHICAGO	IL	60674	FOOD SERVICE LABOR	$497,560
ACUTE CARE INC
1609 N ANKENY BLVD SUITE 200	ANKENY	IA	50023	ER COVERAGE	$475,376
ST ROSE AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENT
3515 BROADWAY	GREAT BEND	KS	67530	ER COVERAGE	$407,983

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	16	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$52,448	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$119,482	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$19,966	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$191,896	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE	621110	$49,444,676	$49,444,676	$0	$0
REFERENCE LAB	621500	$22,325,917	$22,062,756	$263,161	$0
OTHER OPERATING REVENUE	900099	$809,673	$809,673	$0	$0
RENTAL INCOME FROM RELATED ORGS	532000	$337,152	$337,152	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$72,917,418	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,593	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,593	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	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$9,630	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$9,630	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,630	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,630	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$4,883	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$4,883	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,883	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,883	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CAFE & VENDING	722514	$606,808	$0	$0	$606,808
FITNESS CENTER REVENUE	713940	$217,978	$33,679	$184,299	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$824,786	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$73,953,206	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$72,687,936	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$447,460	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$625,914	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,167	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,406,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,157,647	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$248,482	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,622	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,406,627	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,697,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,709,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,334,074	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,099,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$234,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,562,014	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,758,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$803,802	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,028,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,671,374	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$357,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,669	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$293	TotalAmt
Management And General	$293	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,098	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,098	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,064,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,377,706	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$686,576	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,199	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,382	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,469,803	TotalAmt
Program Services	$371,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,098,748	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,934	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,743,754	TotalAmt
Program Services	$262,953	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,480,801	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,684	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,291	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,393	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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	$3,808	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,808	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,798,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,621,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,177,518	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$908,657	TotalAmt
Program Services	$555,946	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$352,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SHARED SERVICE FEES	$8,494,893	$1,329,690	$7,165,203
BAD DEBT	$7,734,480	$7,734,480
DRUGS & MEDICAL SUPPLIES	$6,208,867	$6,205,641	$3,226
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$1,456,893	$115,109	$1,341,784

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$705,905	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,843	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$515,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,686,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,416,616	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,269,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,235,534	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,857,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$228	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,394,385	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,311,458	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	$138,164	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,786	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,524,437	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,465,636	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$666,949	BOYAmt
EOY	$719,414	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$116,002,559	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$75,573,722	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,555,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,428,837	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,797	BOYAmt
EOY	$739,668	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	$177,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$177,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$226,368	BOYAmt
EOY	-$620,920	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,390,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,534,641	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,233,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,683,061	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	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	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	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	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	$476,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$551,548	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,710,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,234,609	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,501,596	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,702,529	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$597,503	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	$57,680,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,300,032	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,390,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,534,641	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$4,733,287	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$353,001	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$0	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$0	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$12,098	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$12,098	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1(I)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SUPPLEMENTAL LOBBYING INFORMATION THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF AND PAYS DUES TO THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AND CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, DUES WERE $14,577, $44,762 AND $11,167, RESPECTIVELY. APPROXIMATELY 23.65% OF AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DUES, 18.50% OF KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DUES, AND 3.31% OF CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION DUES WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THESE ASSOCIATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

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)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,194,518	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,194,518	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$64,398,204	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$33,128,518	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$31,269,686	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$974,996	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$317,484	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$657,512	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$47,517,688	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$40,578,204	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,939,484	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,917,153	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,549,516	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$367,637	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$40,428,837	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LT DISABILITY RESERVES	$104,050
WORKERS COMPENSATION RESERVE	$84,256
LT SMRP LIABILITY	$184,266
EXEC SAVINGS PAYABLE	$178,976

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$551,548	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ASC 740 FOOTNOTE THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MERCY HEALTH AND AFFILIATES DO NOT INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE TO REPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS UNDER ASC 740, AS THEY ARE DEEMED IMMATERIAL FOR DISCLOSURE.	ExplanationTxt

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
Percent100	Yes (X)	Percent100Ind
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	false	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
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	$1,102,388	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,102,388	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02270	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$11,429,854	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$8,850,284	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,579,570	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.05310	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$12,532,242	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$8,850,284	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,681,958	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.07580	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$171,192	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$171,192	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00350	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$41,370	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$41,370	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00090	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$16,566	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$16,566	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00030	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$229,128	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$229,128	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00470	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$12,761,370	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$8,850,284	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,911,086	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.08050	TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,165	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,165	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$5,606	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$5,606	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00010	TotalExpensePct

Leadership Development LeadershipDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$39	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$39	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Other Communtity Building Acty OtherCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$250	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$250	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$7,060	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$7,060	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00010	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (true)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$2,884,299	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$16,331,092	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$17,875,236	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$1,544,144	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	2	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp (2 entries)

FacilityFacilityNum	Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Website AddressWebsiteAddressTxt	State LicenseStateLicenseNum	Licensed HospitalLicensedHospitalInd	General Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd	Emergency Room24 HrsEmergencyRoom24HrsInd
MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SCOTT
1	401 Woodland Hills Blvd	FORT SCOTT	KS	66701	www.mercy.net	H-006-001	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
MERCY HOSPITAL INDEPENDENCE
2	800 W MYRTLE	INDEPENDENCE	KS	67301	www.mercy.net	H-063-004	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp (2 entries)

FacilityFacilityNum	CHNA ConductedCHNAConductedInd	Community DefinitionCommunityDefinitionInd	Community DemographicsCommunityDemographicsInd	Existing ResourcesExistingResourcesInd	How Data ObtainedHowDataObtainedInd	Community Health NeedsCommunityHealthNeedsInd	Other Health IssuesOtherHealthIssuesInd	Community Hlth Needs Id ProcessCommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd	Consulting ProcessConsultingProcessInd	Information GapsInformationGapsInd	CHNA ConductedCHNAConductedYr	Take Into Account Others InputTakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd	CHNA Conducted With Other FcltsCHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd	CHNA Report Widely AvailableCHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd	Rpt Available On Own WebsiteRptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd	Rpt Available Upon RequestRptAvailableUponRequestInd	Rpt Available Thru Other MethodRptAvailableThruOtherMethodInd	Adopt Implementation StrategyAdoptImplementationStrategyInd	All Needs AddressedAllNeedsAddressedInd	Organization Incur Excise TaxOrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd	Elig Criteria ExplainedEligCriteriaExplainedInd	FPG Used Deter Elig Free CareFPGUsedDeterEligFreeCareInd	FPG Family Incm Lmt Free CareFPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct	FPG Used Determ Elig Dscnt CareFPGUsedDetermEligDscntCareInd	FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt CareFPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct	Explained BasisExplainedBasisInd	Income LevelIncomeLevelInd	Asset LevelAssetLevelInd	Medical IndigencyMedicalIndigencyInd	App Financial Asst ExplnAppFinancialAsstExplnInd	Includes Publicity MeasuresIncludesPublicityMeasuresInd	Posted On WebsitePostedOnWebsiteInd	Available On RequestAvailableOnRequestInd	FAP Actions On NonpaymentFAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd	Collection ActivitiesCollectionActivitiesInd	Nondis Emergency Care PolicyNondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd	Other Method UsedOtherMethodUsedInd	Amounts Generally BilledAmountsGenerallyBilledInd	Gross ChargesGrossChargesInd
MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SCOTT
1	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	12	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	100	Yes (true)	400.	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	false	false
MERCY HOSPITAL INDEPENDENCE
2	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	12	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)		Yes (X)	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	100	false	400.	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (X)	false	false

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 3 & 5	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MERCY.NET/COMMUNITY-BENEFITS. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20 ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR CHARITY CARE DISCOUNTS THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR INCOME ARE THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY CARE DISCOUNTS. FOR EXAMPLE, INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE CARE. INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOMES GREATER THAN 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR CARE AT DISCOUNTED RATES DEPENDING ON THEIR INCOME LEVEL AND/OR THE AMOUNT DUE TO THE HOSPITAL. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AFTER APPROPRIATE DISCOUNTS HAVE BEEN APPLIED, ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE MADE FOR AN INTEREST-FREE MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN. GENERALLY, NO PATIENT'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE GREATER THAN 20% OF ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME OR 10% OF NET ASSETS (WHICH EVER IS GREATER), ADJUSTED TO CONSIDER AVAILABILITY OF OTHER ASSETS THAT COULD BE USED TOWARD MAKING PAYMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	11	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	FacilityFacilityTxt
MERCY ARMA
601 E WASHINGTON	ARMA	KS	66712	PHYSICIAN CLINIC/PRACTICE
MERCY CHERRYVALE
203 W MAIN STREET	CHERRYVALE	KS	67335	PRIMARY SMALL CARE
MERCY PHYSICIAN BUILDING
403 WOODLAND HILLS BOULEVARD	FORT SCOTT	KS	66701	PHYSICIAN CLINIC/PRACTICE
MERCY MEDICAL PLAZA
902 S HORTON	FORT SCOTT	KS	66701	PHYSICIAN CLINIC/PRACTICE
MERCY HEALTH FOR LIFE FORT SCOTT
405 WOODLAND HILLS BOULEVARD	FORT SCOTT	KS	66701	REHAB/FITNESS CENTER
MERCY CONVENIENT CARE FORT SCOTT
1624 S NATIONAL	FORT SCOTT	KS	66701	URGENT CARE
MERCY MEDICAL PLAZA
800 W LAUREL	INDEPENDENCE	KS	67301	PRIMARY CARE MEDIUM
MERCY MEDICAL PLAZA WEST
900 W MYRTLE SUITE 103	INDEPENDENCE	KS	67301	PHYSICIAN CLINIC/PRACTICE
MERCY HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE
422 W MAIN STREET	INDEPENDENCE	KS	67301	HOME CARE
MERCY HEALTH FOR LIFE INDEPENDENCE
2011 N PENN	INDEPENDENCE	KS	67301	FITNESS CENTER
MERCY LINN COUNTY
11155 TUCKER ROAD	PLEASANTON	KS	66075	PRIMARY CARE SMALL

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 6A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS PREPARED BY ITS ULTIMATE PARENT ENTITY, MERCY HEALTH (EIN: 43-1423050). FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN F TOTAL EXPENSES FROM FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A) ARE $56,293,026. INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT WAS BAD DEBT EXPENSE (CHARGES) OF $7,734,480. EXPENSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING LINE 7, COLUMN (F) ARE $48,558,546. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7G SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT INCLUDE ANY PHYSICIAN CLINIC COSTS ON LINE 7G. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART II A FULL DESCRIPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IS INCLUDED IN OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MERCY.NET/COMMUNITY-BENEFITS. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 2 TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE, AT COST, BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENT ACCOUNTS WAS MULTIPLIED BY A RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES. THE RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES USED WAS BASED ON DETAILED COST ACCOUNTING, WHERE AVAILABLE. WHERE COST ACCOUNTING IS NOT AVAILABLE, COST REPORT COST TO CHARGE RATIOS WERE UTILIZED. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 3 THE FILING ORGANIZATION DETERMINED THAT THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE (AT COST) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY IS $0. ALTHOUGH THE CHARITY CARE POLICY REQUIRES THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PATIENT REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, WE HAVE A PROCESS UNDER PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY (REFER TO DISCLOSURE FOR PART III, #9B) TO ADDRESS ACCOUNTS FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT PROVIDE THE INFORMATION. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CHARITY POLICY IS COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH TO CAPTURE ALMOST ALL PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 4 THE TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE THAT IS INCLUDED IN MERCY HEALTH AND SUBSIDIARIES AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT DESCRIBES BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS AS FOLLOWS: "PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE THAT ARE DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE, INCLUDING THOSE PLACED WITH COLLECTION AGENCIES, ARE INITIALLY CHARGED AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COLLECTION POLICIES OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND, IN CERTAIN CASES, ARE RECLASSIFIED TO CHARITY CARE IF DEEMED TO OTHERWISE MEET THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. THE PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE RECEIVABLES IS BASED UPON MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED NET COLLECTIONS CONSIDERING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MANAGEMENT ASSESSES THE ADEQUACY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE RECEIVABLES BASED UPON THE PAYOR COMPOSITION AND AGING OF RECEIVABLES WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE HISTORICAL PAYMENT AND WRITE-OFF EXPERIENCE BY PAYOR CATEGORY. THE RESULTS OF THESE REVIEWS ARE THEN USED TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE RECEIVABLES TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE RECEIVABLES. AFTER SATISFACTION OF AMOUNTS DUE FROM INSURANCE, THE HEALTH SYSTEM FOLLOWS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR PLACING PAST-DUE PATIENT BALANCES WITH COLLECTION AGENCIES." FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 8 IT IS THE POSITION OF MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES THAT 100% OF ANY MEDICARE SHORTFALL SHOULD BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THIS AMOUNT REPRESENTS COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES THAT REMAIN UNCOMPENSATED TO THE PROVIDER. THE UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF MEDICARE IS CALCULATED BY THE GROSS CHARGES NET OF THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO LESS ANY PAYMENTS, DEDUCTIONS OR REIMBURSEMENTS USING THE ANNUAL MEDICARE COST REPORT (CMS FORM 2552-96). FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 9B MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES' ("MERCY'S") DEBT COLLECTION POLICY PROVIDES THAT MERCY WILL PERFORM A REASONABLE REVIEW OF EACH INPATIENT ACCOUNT BEFORE TURNING AN ACCOUNT TO A THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENT AND PRIOR TO INSTITUTING ANY LEGAL ACTION FOR NON-PAYMENT, TO ASSURE THAT THE PATIENT AND PATIENT GUARANTOR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (E.G., MEDICAID) AND DO NOT QUALIFY FOR COVERAGE THROUGH MERCY'S COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE POLICY. AFTER HAVING BEEN TURNED OVER TO A THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENT, ANY PATIENT ACCOUNT THAT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO HAVE MET THE MERCY HOSPITAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE POLICY IS REQUIRED TO BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY BY THE THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENT TO MERCY FOR APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP. MERCY REQUIRES ITS THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENTS TO INCLUDE A MESSAGE ON ALL STATEMENTS INDICATING THAT IF A PATIENT OR PATIENT GUARANTOR MEETS CERTAIN STIPULATED INCOME REQUIREMENTS, THE PATIENT OR PATIENT GUARANTOR MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. MERCY UTILIZES THE "SEARCH AMERICA" TOOL TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE CHARITY QUALIFICATION. PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY WILL BE GRANTED IN SITUATIONS WHERE MERCY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM PATIENTS OR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS NOT COMPLETE ENOUGH TO MAKE A CHARITY DETERMINATION. MERCY UTILIZES PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY PRIOR TO BAD DEBT PLACEMENT FOR CHARITY ADJUSTMENTS IN EXCESS OF $6,500. IN THESE CASES, MERCY UTILIZES THE SEARCH AMERICA REPORT STATUS OF "PROBABLE CHARITY" AS THE BASIS FOR ASSIGNING THE CHARITY LEVEL. MERCY WILL PURSUE APPROPRIATE MEANS IN THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS FROM PATIENTS WITH AN ESTABLISHED ABILITY TO PAY OR AN UNWILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE IN VALIDATING ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THESE APPROPRIATE MEANS MAY INCLUDE LEGAL ACTION CONSISTENT WITH MERCY MISSION AND VALUES. ADDITIONALLY THEY MAY INCLUDE LIENS UPON REAL PROPERTY AND REASONABLE WAGE GARNISHMENTS. LEGAL ACTIONS WILL GENERALLY NOT INCLUDE BANK GARNISHMENT, REPOSSESSION OF ASSETS OR FORECLOSURES TO ENFORCE SATISFACTION OF A LIEN. MERCY HAS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE INITIATION OF LEGAL ACTION AND ANNUALLY REVIEWS COMPLIANCE WITH ALL POLICIES. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2 NEEDS ASSESSMENT MERCY HEALTH BELIEVES THAT ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH TO CAPTURE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. THEREFORE, NO FURTHER STEPS WERE TAKEN TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL NEEDS. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 3 THE FILING ORGANIZATION HAS PRINTED MATERIAL AVAILABLE AT EACH POINT OF REGISTRATION IN OUR FACILITY, IN ADDITION TO ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE AT OUR WEB SITE AT MERCY.NET ON HOW TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE STATEMENT ALSO INCLUDES DIRECTION ON HOW TO REACH OUT TO MERCY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION AS A PART OF OUR HEALING MINISTRY, THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION. WE OFFER PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED. UNINSURED PATIENT DISCOUNTS A DISCOUNT FROM THE HOSPITAL'S REGULAR BILLED CHARGES WILL BE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE. THIS INCLUDES PATIENTS WHOSE FINANCIAL SITUATION NORMALLY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE QUALIFY THEM FOR CHARITY CARE DISCOUNTS. PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE WHOSE FINANCIAL SITUATION QUALIFIES THEM FOR CHARITY CARE DISCOUNTS (SEE ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES BELOW) ARE ASSISTED OR ASKED IN APPLYING FOR MEDICAID BEFORE APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. MERCY WORKS TO EXHAUST ALL EFFORTS TO COORDINATE WITH THE PATIENT TO APPLY FOR MEDICAID, BUT DOES NOT PROHIBIT CHARITY CONSIDERATIONS IF DENIED OR IF THE PATIENT HAS NOT APPLIED. APPLICATIONS FOR CHARITY CARE DISCOUNTS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR ELIGIBILITY BASED ON THE APPLICANT'S INCOME, FAMILY SIZE, AMOUNT OF PAYMENT DUE AND AVAILABILITY OF OTHER ASSETS OR RESOURCES. PLEASE NOTE THAT CARE MUST BE MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR UNINSURED PATIENT DISCOUNTS. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES' PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SEVEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS: LINN, BOURBON, CRAWFORD, WILSON, ELK, CHAUTAUQUA AND MONTGOMERY. THREE OF THE COUNTIES (LINN, BOURBON AND CRAWFORD) ARE IN THE FORT SCOTT, KANSAS AREA. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON 2014 TRUVEN DATA: THE FORT SCOTT AREA'S POPULATION IS 64,479. THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $50,276. THE MEDIAN AGE IS 42. 16% OF THE POPULATION IS AGE 65 AND OLDER. 18% OF THE POPULATION IS ON MEDICARE, 13% ON MEDICAID, AND 15% UNINSURED. THE OTHER FOUR COUNTIES (WILSON, ELK, CHAUTAUQUA AND MONTGOMERY) ARE IN THE INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS AREA. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON 2014 TRUVEN DATA: THE INDEPENDENCE AREA'S POPULATION IS 49,107. THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $50,073. THE MEDIAN AGE IS 46. 20% OF THE POPULATION IS AGE 65 AND OLDER. 22% OF THE POPULATION IS ON MEDICARE, 13% ON MEDICAID, AND 14% UNINSURED. FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5 PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH MERCY IN FORT SCOTT AND INDEPENDENCE, KS PROMOTES COMMUNITY HEALTH IN NUMEROUS WAYS INCLUDING: -ACTIVE COMMUNITY BOARDS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION -PROVIDING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS OBESITY,	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
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	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Allen MD Jay
Physician & Board member	$213,790	$0	$22,018	$22,444	$14,099	$272,351
Copeland Jr Robert
President -Carthage & Kansas	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$221,457	$44,637	$47,855	$17,313	$16,674	$347,936	$0	$0
Herren MD Richenda
Physician & Board member	$286,527	$0	$36,799	$17,741	$2,763	$343,830	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Nichols MD Robert R
Physician & Board member	$193,254	$0	$52,226	$45,549	$13,001	$304,030	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Sohaei Soheila
Physician & Board member	$408,180	$0	$59,567	$14,380	$8,482	$490,609	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Baker Reta
Pres-Mercy Hospital Fort Scott	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$226,454	$42,657	$44,782	$70,515	$12,948	$397,356	$0	$0
Steinmann David
Pres.-Mercy Hospital Indep.	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$113,412	$7,438	$37,349	$9,874	$15,541	$183,614	$0	$0
Hunter Shelly
Chief financial officer	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$185,261	$46,958	$19,502	$36,154	$10,318	$298,193	$0	$0
Pulsipher Gary W
Chief executive officer	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$365,342	$121,131	$29,300	$184,975	$18,263	$719,011	$0	$0
Hennessey III William
Regional VP-Marketing	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$140,074	$39,788	$56,838	$46,187	$16,061	$298,948	$0	$0
Marion Tanya
Regional VP-Human Resources	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$141,222	$41,723	$37,748	$29,968	$16,015	$266,676	$0	$0
Swope Jon
Pres. - Central Communities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$569,643	$200,920	$48,842	$124,905	$18,593	$962,903	$0	$0
Enyart Marc E
Physician	$358,501	$0	$29,252	$8,750	$7,965	$404,468	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fox John M
Physician	$362,114	$0	$29,587	$19,754	$17,353	$428,808	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Phelps MD David
Physician	$334,135	$0	$39,310	$45,676	$13,534	$432,655	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Schwab Terry D
Physician	$345,265	$0	$23,770	$7,990	$17,252	$394,277	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Seals Larry E
Physician	$421,610	$0	$36,221	$13,354	$17,240	$488,425	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Ammons Carl E Eric
Former officer	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$214,426	$25,527	$84,310	$24,965	$12,780	$362,008	$0	$0
Day Bradley Kim
Former key employee	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$573,529	$236,973	$34,611	$99,978	$14,718	$959,809	$0	$0
Floyd Terri
Former officer	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$164,175	$18,457	$35,821	$42,537	$7,048	$268,038	$0	$0
Merrigan Michael
Former key employee	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,811	$530,868	$44,198	$57,901	$658	$653,436	$0	$0
Biles Tracy
Former Key Employee	$103,861	$12,931	$30,727	$7,597	$6,457	$161,573	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1	CHARTER TRAVEL IS PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AS AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND AS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR BUSINESS TRAVEL. AFTER CHARTER TRAVEL APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL JUSTIFICATION PROCESS, THE APPROVED CHARTER TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS IS A REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE WHICH IS NOT TAXABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES. TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS IS PROVIDED IN RARE INSTANCES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CO-WORKER TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSE POLICY AND PROCEDURES. WHERE COMPANION TRAVEL HAS RESULTED IN A TAXABLE EVENT, THE EMPLOYEES ARE TAXED FOR SUCH TRAVEL. LIMITED INSTANCES OF TAX GROSS-UPS MAY HAVE OCCURRED WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVES. HOUSING BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A RELOCATION PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY. SUCH BENEFITS ARE SUBJECT TO TAX TO THE EMPLOYEE. PAYMENT BY THE COMPANY OF COSTS FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING OF EMPLOYEES FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COMPANY IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CO-WORKER TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES POLICY AND PROCEDURES. AS A REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE, THIS TYPE OF LODGING IS NOT TAXABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 3	MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES, INC. RELIES ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION; REFER TO SCHEDULE O, PART VI, QUESTION 15A AND 15B FOR THE PROCESS THE RELATED ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 4B	MERCY HEALTH OFFERS SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLANS TO CERTAIN EXECUTIVES WHICH PROVIDE BENEFITS UPON VESTING DATE BASED ON COMPENSATION, AGE AT THE TIME OF BENEFIT COMMENCEMENT, LENGTH OF SERVICE WITH THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES, AND LENGTH OF TENURE IN THE PLAN. THE INDIVIDUALS REPORTABLE ON THIS RETURN WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLANS INCLUDE: CARL (ERIC) AMMONS, ROBERT COPELAND, TERRI FLOYD, RETA BAKER, SHELLY HUNTER, GARY PULSIPHER, BRADLEY DAY, TANYA MARION, MICHAEL MERRIGAN, WILLIAM HENNESSEY III, AND JON SWOPE. THE AMOUNT OF ALL ACCRUED BENEFITS IS INCLUDED IN COMPENSATION AMOUNTS PROVIDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C).
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 7	MERCY HEALTH PROVIDES A NON-FIXED BONUS PLAN FOR WHICH CERTAIN TIERS OF ITS EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 (JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014), PAYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE BONUS WAS CONTINGENT UPON ATTAINMENT OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL TARGETS AND NON-FINANCIAL GOALS DEEMED NECESSARY BY MERCY. PAYMENTS ARE MADE ANNUALLY IN OCTOBER FOLLOWING (I) THE CONCLUSION OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND (II) DETERMINATION OF GOAL ACHIEVEMENT. BONUS OPPORTUNITIES ARE TIERED PERCENTAGES AND ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL AND ATTAINMENT PERCENTAGE. MERCY'S ATTAINMENT OF FINANCIAL TARGETS AND NON-FINANCIAL GOALS IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF MERCY HEALTH AND IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN ANALYZING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR REASONABLENESS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JANICE BAKER
FAMILY MEMBER OF OFFICER	$42,019	Employment	false
CHRISTINA YOUNG
FAMILY MEMBER OF OFFICER	$63,264	Employment	false

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4D	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES, INC. PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES, INC. PROVIDES INPATIENT DAY SERVICES, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, HOME HEALTH VISITS AND OFFICE VISITS. HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE LOW COST PRENATAL CARE, BIRTHING CENTER FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING SPECIAL CARE, GERIATRIC SITTER SERVICES, RURAL HEALTH CLINICS, EXPANDED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AMBULANCE SERVICE, SAFE KIDS PROGRAMS, MERCY 55 MATURE DRIVING CLASSES, MERCY COMPASSIONATE CARE PROGRAM, AND OTHER HEALTH PROGRAMS.
FORM 990, PART V, QUESTION 1A	FORM 1099/1096 FILING VENDORS FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION ARE PAID BY MERCY HEALTH (EIN 43-1423050). AS SUCH, ALL REQUIRED FORM 1099 AND FORM 1096 REPORTING IS MADE FOR THE ENTIRE MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS) UNDER THE MERCY HEALTH EIN. THE NUMBER REPORTED IN PART V, QUESTION 1A FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION ONLY INCLUDES THE FORM 1099S FILED TO REPORT PHYSICIAN DEBT FORGIVENESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6A, 7A, 7B	CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS THE FILING ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, MERCY HEALTH SOUTHWEST MISSOURI/KANSAS COMMUNITIES. THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE RESERVED SOLELY FOR THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER: -TO APPROVE THE MISSION AND ESTABLISH THE PHILOSOPHY ACCORDING TO WHICH THE CORPORATION SHALL OPERATE; -TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION; -TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD; -TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION; -TO APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION; -TO APPROVE THE OPERATING, CAPITAL, AND CONSTRUCTION BUDGETS FOR THE CORPORATION; -TO LEASE OR SELL ANY OF THE ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY CORPORATION CONTROLLED BY THE CORPORATION; -TO ENCUMBER ANY OR ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY CORPORATION CONTROLLED BY THE CORPORATION; -TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE THE INCURRENCE OF DEBT BY THE CORPORATION OR ANY CORPORATION CONTROLLED BY THE CORPORATION (OTHER THAN DEBT INCURRED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF GOODS THAT ARE ACQUIRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS) AND TO GRANT ANY SECURITY INTERESTS, PLACE ANY ENCUMBRANCES, ENTER INTO ANY COVENANTS, AND EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCURRENCE OF SUCH DEBT; -TO MERGE, DISSOLVE, OR ABANDON THE MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES CORPORATION; AND -TO APPROVE THE CREATION, OWNERSHIP OR ACQUISITION OF, OR AFFILIATION WITH, ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION BY THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 11B	DSCR THE PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT &/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION. A DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE TEAM, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF FINANCE. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY MERCY HEALTH'S TAX DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS' FORMS 990. AFTER QUESTIONS ARISING FROM THE VARIOUS REVIEWS ARE ADDRESSED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990, A REVISED DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP TEAM, INCLUDING THE CFO AND CEO, FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MERCY HEALTH SOUTHWEST MISSOURI/KANSAS COMMUNITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW, AS MERCY HEALTH SOUTHWEST MISSOURI/KANSAS COMMUNITIES IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES AND HAS ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY TO APPOINT THE MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES BOARD (WHICH IS PRIMARILY ADVISORY IN NATURE) AND LEADERSHIP TEAM AND POWER TO APPROVE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. ONCE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE FORM 990 IS THEN SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 12C	DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OTHER DISQUALIFIED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY AND DID SO IN THE NORMAL COURSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014. THIS PROCESS IS ADMINISTERED AT THE MERCY HEALTH LEVEL BY MERCY'S BUSINESS RISK (INTERNAL AUDIT) DEPARTMENT. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED WITH LEADERSHIP AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED. THE CONFLICTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE RESOLUTIONS ARE SHARED AT THE MERCY LEVEL WITH A TEAM INCLUDING MERCY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF FINANCE, LEGAL AND HR. SUMMARY RESULTS ARE REVIEWED WITH MERCY'S STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE (FORMERLY FINANCE, AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTIONS 15A & 15B	OFFICERS & POSITIONS FOR WHICH PROCESS WAS USED, & YEAR PROCESS WAS BEGUN FOR THOSE CLASSIFIED AS OFFICERS (AND THUS DISQUALIFIED PERSONS), THE ORGANIZATION RELIES UPON MERCY HEALTH, WHICH USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION: EXTERNAL MARKET SALARY SURVEYS, EXTERNAL MARKET SALARY STUDIES, ENGAGEMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, AND REVIEW/APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF MERCY HEALTH. FOR THOSE CLASSIFIED AS KEY EMPLOYEES, THE ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION: EXTERNAL MARKET SALARY SURVEYS, EXTERNAL MARKET SALARY STUDIES, AND REVIEW/APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. COMPENSATION REVIEWS ARE COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND A REVIEW WAS COMPLETED DURING THE REPORTING YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 19	AVAIL OF GOV DOCS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, & FIN STMT TO GEN PUBLIC GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BUT ARE NOT PUBLISHED PUBLICLY.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B	AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK THE HOURS PER WEEK DISCLOSED IN PART VII IS THE AVERAGE HOURS THE LISTED PERSON WORKED OR DEVOTED PER WEEK WHILE EMPLOYED OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE FILING ORGANIZATION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS (IF APPLICABLE).
FORM 990, PART XII, QUESTION 2C	AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN MERCY HEALTH AND SUBSIDIARIES ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. MERCY HEALTH AND SUBSIDIARIES RECEIVED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION FROM THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS FOR FISCAL 2014 (THE TAX YEAR CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED). HOWEVER, NO SEPARATE AUDIT OPINION WAS ISSUED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR LIES WITH THE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE (FORMERLY FINANCE, AUDIT, AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE) OF THE MERCY HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AUDIT RESULTS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THIS COMMITTEE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (75 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Casa de Misericordia
1602 McClelland Street	Laredo	TX	78044	742912461	SHELTER	TX	501c3	7	MM Laredo	Yes (true)
Jefferson Land Company Inc
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	431330360	Holding co	MO	501c2		MH Jffrson	Yes (true)
Laredo Medical Group
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	742764726	INACTIVE	TX	501c3	9	MH Texas	Yes (true)
McAuley Portfolio Management Company
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	261708048	PORT MGMT	MO	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy ACO Clinical Services Inc
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	464504901	VIRTUAL CARE	MO	501c3	3	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Clinic East Communities
645 Maryville Ctr Dr Ste 100	St Louis	MO	63141	431771217	PHYS GROUP	MO	501c3	9	MH East Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities
7301 Rogers Avenue	Fort Smith	AR	72903	261318597	PHYS CLINIC	AR	501c3	9	MH FS COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Clinic Hot Springs Communities
1 Mercy Lane	Hot Springs	AR	71913	261125131	Sold 03/31/14	AR	501c3	9	MH HS COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities Inc
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	270473057	PHYS GROUP	OK	501c3	9	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities
1965 Fremont Street Suite 2950	Springfield	MO	65804	431560263	PHYS GROUP	MO	501c3	9	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Family Center
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	721069468	COUNSELING	MO	501c3	7	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	200901499	Foundation	MO	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	431423050	Corp Office	MO	501c3	1	NA	false
Mercy Health East Communities
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	431718408	HLTH SYSTEM	MO	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health East Communities - Southern
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	461412322	HLTH SYSTEM	MO	501c3	11b	MH East Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Fort Smith Communities
7301 Rogers Avenue	Fort Smith	AR	72917	261318515	Holding Co	AR	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Ada
430 N Monte Vista Street	Ada	OK	74820	463596274	Foundation	OK	501c3	11a	MH Ada Inc	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Ardmore
1011 14th Avenue NW	Ardmore	OK	73401	710962525	Foundation	OK	501c3	11a	MH Ardmore	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Berryville
214 Carter Street	Berryville	AR	72616	710759301	Foundation	AR	501c3	11a	MH Bryville	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Scott
401 Woodland Hills Blvd	Fort Scott	KS	66701	481077073	Foundation	KS	501c3	11c	M KS Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Hot Springs
300 Werner Street	Hot Springs	AR	71913	710804718	Foundation	AR	501c3	11b	MC Srvcs	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Independence
800 W Myrtle	Independence	KS	67301	481079981	Foundation	KS	501c3	11a	M KS Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Jefferson
1400 US Highway 61 South	Festus	MO	63028	462797051	Foundation	MO	501c3	11b	MH E Comm SR	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Joplin
100 MERCY WAY	Joplin	MO	64804	270906136	Foundation	MO	501c3	11a	MH SWMK COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation NW Arkansas
2710 Rife Medical Lane	Rogers	AR	72758	710601687	Foundation	AR	501c3	11c	MH ROGERS	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation of Oklahoma
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	454732301	Foundation	OK	501c3	11a	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Center Foundation Inc
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	731593024	Dslvd 5/20/14	OK	501c3	11a	MH Ok City	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Oklahoma City
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	463184231	Foundation	OK	501c3	11a	MH Ok City	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Springfield
1235 E Cherokee Street	Springfield	MO	65804	320195818	Foundation	MO	501c3	11b	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation St Louis
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	562410020	Foundation	MO	501c3	11b	MH East Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Foundation Washington
901 E Fifth Street	Washington	MO	63090	562410022	Foundation	MO	501c3	11b	MH East Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Hot Springs Communities
300 Werner Street	Hot Springs	AR	71913	261125064	Sold 3/31/14	AR	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health NW Arkansas Communities
2710 Rife Medical Lane	Rogers	AR	72758	621684203	Phys Group	AR	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Oklahoma Communities Inc
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	731453048	Holding co	OK	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Southwest MOKS Communities
100 MERCY WAY	Joplin	MO	64804	300584463	Hlth System	MO	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	false
Mercy Health Springfield Communities
1235 E Cherokee Street	Springfield	MO	65804	431856028	Hlth System	MO	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Health System of Texas Inc
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	742764727	Dslvd 5/15/14	TX	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy Home Health Berryville
804 W Freeman Suite 4	Berryville	AR	72616	870781247	Home Health	AR	501c3	11c	MH SF	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Ada Inc
430 N Monte Vista Street	Ada	OK	74820	462288155	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Inc
1011 14th Avenue NW	Ardmore	OK	73401	731500629	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Aurora
500 Porter Avenue	Aurora	MO	65605	431936696	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Berryville
214 Carter Street	Berryville	AR	72616	710759299	Hospital	AR	501c3	3	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Booneville
880 West Main Street	Booneville	AR	72927	463851119	Hospital	AR	501c3	3	MH FT SMITH	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Carthage
3125 Dr Russell Smith Way	Carthage	MO	64836	453808607	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SWMK COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Cassville
94 Main Street	Cassville	MO	65625	431936699	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Columbus
220 Pennsylvania Avenue	Columbus	KS	66725	270842031	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SWMK COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital El Reno Inc
2115 Parkview Drive	El Reno	OK	73036	272716065	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
7301 Rogers Avenue	Fort Smith	AR	72917	710240352	Hospital	AR	501c3	3	MH FS COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Healdton Inc
918 South 8th Street	Healdton	OK	73438	263173902	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH ARDMORE	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Hot Springs
300 Werner Street	Hot Springs	AR	71913	710236913	Sold 3/31/14	AR	501c3	3	MH HS COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Jefferson
1400 Highway 61 South	Festus	MO	63028	430687077	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH E Comm SR	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Joplin
100 MERCY WAY	Joplin	MO	64804	270814858	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SWMK COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Inc
1000 Kingfisher Regional Hosp Drive	Kingfisher	OK	73750	463433074	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok City	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Lebanon
100 Hospital Drive	Lebanon	MO	65536	431767432	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc
200 South Academy	Guthrie	OK	73044	452998842	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital of Laredo
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	741189682	Dslvd 5/15/14	TX	501c3	3	MHS TEXAS	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	730579285	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Ozark
801 W River Street	Ozark	AR	72949	710689680	Hospital	AR	501c3	3	MH FT SMITH	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Paris
500 E Academy	Paris	AR	72855	710655753	Hospital	AR	501c3	3	MH FT SMITH	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Rogers
2710 Rife Medical Lane	Rogers	AR	72758	710294390	Hospital	AR	501c3	3	MH NWAR COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Springfield
1235 E Cherokee Street	Springfield	MO	65804	440552485	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Inc
1000 South Byrd	Tishomingo	OK	73460	274433830	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH ARDMORE	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Waldron
1341 W 6th Street	Waldron	AR	72958	710557895	Hospital	AR	501c3	3	MH FT SMITH	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospital Watonga Inc
500 Clarence Nash Blvd	Watonga	OK	73772	455199762	Hospital	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Hospitals East Communities
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	430653493	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH East Comm	Yes (true)
Mercy Medical Research Institute
1235 E Cherokee Street	Springfield	MO	65804	870796305	Research	MO	501c3	4	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
Mercy Ministries of Laredo
2500 Zacatecas	Laredo	TX	78046	200198462	outreach	TX	501c3	7	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mercy St Francis Hospital
100 W Highway 60	Mountain View	MO	65548	440607149	Hospital	MO	501c3	3	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
MHM Support Services
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	202553101	HOSPITAL	MO	501c3	11b	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
Mission Clinical Services
300 Werner Street	Hot Springs	AR	71913	134239691	Child advoC	AR	501c3	9	Mercy Health	Yes (true)
St Edward Mercy Foundation
7301 Rogers Avenue	Fort Smith	AR	72917	237330425	Foundation	AR	501c3	7	MH FT SMITH	Yes (true)
St John's Children's Hospital Inc
1235 E Cherokee Street	Springfield	MO	65804		Inactive	MO	501c3	3	MH SF COMM	Yes (true)
St Mary's Hospital of Enid Oklahoma
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	730614655	Inactive	OK	501c3	3	MH Ok Comm	Yes (true)
The Sister M Cornelia Blasko Foundation
100 W Highway 60	Mountain View	MO	65548	431873914	Foundation	MO	501c3	11a	M St Francis	Yes (true)
Unity Ambulatory Care
14528 S Outer Forty Ste 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	431861745	Inactive	MO	501c3	11c	MH East Comm	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
Merc Ambu Surg CTR
7301 Rogers Av	Fort Smith	AR	72903	710827721	AMBUL SURG CTR	AR	NA
RES OPT & INNOV
645 Maryville Centre Dr 200	St Louis	MO	63141	460468368	CENTRAL DIST.	MO	NA
SO OK DIAG CTR
1011 14TH Ave NW	Ardmore	OK	73401	431971232	MRI Services	OK	NA
Fort Smith EMS
1701 S Greenwood	Fort Smith	AR	72901	710416615	Emergency Med	AR	NA
St Ed Mer Med MOB
7301 Rogers Ave	Fort Smith	AR	72903	710554050	Office Building	AR	NA

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct
Frontenac Properties Inc
14528 S Outer Forty Suite 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	521914421	HOLDING COMP	DE	NA	C-Corp	Yes (true)
Inveno Health Inc
1235 E Cherokee Street	Springfield	MO	65804	264509571	Product Commer	MO	NA	C-Corp	Yes (true)
Mercy Commercial Services Inc
14528 South Outer Forty Suite 100	Chesterfield	MO	63017	464953543	Parent of VCC	MO		C-Corp	Yes (true)	N/A
Mercy Community Services Inc
401 Woodland Hills Blvd	Fort Scott	KS	66701	481078101	RETAIL PHARMACY	KS	M KS COMM	C-Corp	Yes (true)		$0	$0	1.00000
Mercy Health Center Condominium Inc
4300 W Memorial Rd	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	680640970	Real estate	OK		C-Corp	Yes (true)	N/A
Mercy Health Network of the Southern Reg
1011 14th Avenue NW	Ardmore	OK	73401	731580607	HOLDING COMP	OK	NA	C-Corp	Yes (true)
Mercy Health Network Inc
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	731381689	HOLDING COMP	OK	NA	C-Corp	Yes (true)
Mercy Managed Care Corporation
4300 W Memorial Road	Oklahoma City	OK	73120	731441665	HOLDING COMP	OK	NA	C-Corp	Yes (true)
UHL Corp Inc
645 Maryville Centre Drive Suite 1	St Louis	MO	63141	742499535	HOLDING COMP	MO	NA	C-Corp	Yes (true)
Unity Support Services Inc
645 Maryville Centre Drive Suite 1	St Louis	MO	63141	431797042	PRACTICE MGT	MO		C-Corp	Yes (true)	N/A
The Apothecary Services Inc
PO Box 350	Crystal City	MO	63019	431627267	RETAIL PHARMACY	MO		C-Corp	Yes (true)	N/A
St John's Mercy Mail Order Inc
13645 Shoreline Drive	Earth City	MO	63045	431014222	Mail Order pharma	MO		C-Corp	Yes (true)	N/A
St John's Mercy PBM Inc
13175 Lakefront Drive	Earth City	MO	63045	743089567	Pharmacy benefit	MO		C-Corp	Yes (true)	N/A
UH Holdings Inc
645 Maryville Centre Drive Suite 1	St Louis	MO	63141	431845682	HOLDING COMP	MO		C-Corp	Yes (true)	N/A

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
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	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Mercy Community Services Inc
P	$2,724,299	FMV
Mercy Health
P	$293,450	FMV
Mercy Health Oklahoma Communities Inc
P	$65,445	FMV
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Q	$67,498	FMV
Mercy Hospital Joplin
P	$343,769	FMV
MHM Support Services
P	$17,325,446	FMV
Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC
P	$1,076,640	FMV

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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Form 990, Schedule R, Part II

Mercy Hospitals East Communities Mercy Hospitals East Communities consists of Mercy Hospital St. Louis, EIN 43-0653493, and Mercy Hospital Washington, EIN 43-1066883.

FORM 990, SCHEDULE R, PART V

LAWSON ERP SOFTWARE IS THE PRIMARY ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE USED BY MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES. THE MAJORITY OF THE INTERCOMPANY/RELATED ORGANIZATION TRANSACTIONS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH LAWSON VIA INTERCOMPANY JOURNAL ENTRIES. WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN OF THE ERP SYSTEM, THERE ARE VARIOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE RELATED ORGANIZATION INFORMATION THAT CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM LAWSON. DUE TO THESE LIMITATIONS, MOST OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION ACTIVITY FOR THE FILING ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ON SCHEDULE R, PART V, IN LINES P AND Q.