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            <State>MA</State>
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            <State>MA</State>
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            <City>Cohasset</City>
            <State>MA</State>
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            <City>South Weymouth</City>
            <State>MA</State>
            <ZIPCode>02190</ZIPCode>
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            <City>South Weymouth</City>
            <State>MA</State>
            <ZIPCode>02190</ZIPCode>
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        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital uses the cost to charge ratio for calculating amounts in the table for Line 7. The cost to charge ratio is total patient care costs divided by total patient care charges per Worksheet S-10, line 1 of the Medicare Cost Report. Bad debt is not included in any amounts reported in the table.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>SchH_P01_S00_L072f</Identifier>
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        <Explanation>The Hospital does not include bad debt in its Statement of Functional Expenses, Form 990, Part IX; not applicable.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>SchH_P01_S00_L07g</Identifier>
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        <Explanation>Not applicable.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>SchH_P02_S00_L00</Identifier>
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        <Explanation>Community building activities are undertaken to meet the needs of residents of southeastern Massachusetts. Programs such as the courtesy coach and MD access and referral line help reduce health disparities by providing access to care. South Shore Hospital's emergency preparedness, infection control, clinical and medical workforce development programs insure the needs of the community are met. The Hospital provides services such as pastoral care to patients and their families.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>SchH_P03_S0A_L04</Identifier>
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        <Explanation>Uncompensated care expense in the statements of operations and changes in net assets represents the Hospital's payments to the statewide Health Safety Net Fund (HSN), net of recoveries from HSN for reimbursable bad debts.</Explanation>
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      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Identifier>SchH_P03_S0B_L08</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>Schedule H, Part III, Section B, Line 8</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital provides a valuable community benefit by treating all individuals within the Hospital's service area, regardless of ability to pay. One of 8 people in our area lives near or below the poverty level. These individuals would have to travel out of our area or possibly forgo medical treatment without the services the Hospital provides. The Hospital uses the Medicare 2552 Report for costs.</Explanation>
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      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
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        <Explanation>The Hospital does not bill the following categories of patients (except that the Hospital will bill patients for any applicable co-pays or deductibles required by a particular assistance program): patients enrolled in MassHealth, patients receiving governmental benefits under the Emergency Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Children program and in the Healthy Start Program. Also, participants in the Children's Medical Security Plan whose family income is equal to or less than 400% of the FPL are exempt from collection action. Low income patients, determined pursuant to 114.6 CMR 13.04(2), are exempt from collection action for any eligible services, except for co-payments and deductibles that are not eligible services under 114.6 CMR 12.03(6)(b). Low income patients, determined pursuant to 114.6 CMR 12.03 (3)(b), within 201-400% of the FPL are exempt from collection action for the portion of the provider bill that exceeds the deductible and may be billed for co-payments and deductibles as set forth in 114.6 CMR 13.04. SSH may bill low income patients for services other than eligible services provided at the request of the patient and for which the patient has agreed to be responsible if providers receive the patient's written consent to be billed for the services. The Hospital will not undertake collection action against an individual that has qualified for medical hardship with respect to the amount of the bill that exceeds the medical hardship contribution. SSH will not continue collection or billings on a patient who is a member of bankruptcy proceedings except to secure its rights as a creditor in the appropriate order. The Hospital may initiate billing for a patient who claims to be eligible for assistance programs but fails to provide proof of eligibility. Upon receipt of satisfactory proof of eligibility, the Hospital shall cease all collection activities. The Hospital, or its agents, will not charge interest on an overdue balance for a low income patient or for patients who are low income based on the Hospital's own internal financial assistance program.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Other medical services include: physician offices, outpatient surgical centers, radiology/mammography offices, wound care center, ambulatory cancer center and center for orthopedics, spine and sports medicine. Some of these services are provided at satellite locations, all of which are included in the Hospital's license.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Hospital makes its financial assistance policy available to the community, in its entirety, on its website. It is also available upon request. The Hospital summarizes its policy throughout its facilities in the emergency department and waiting rooms, the admissions office, financial couselors' office and the Business Office/Patient Accounting locations. Patients without insurance are directed to a financial counselor who will provide them with information about our financial assistance policy as well as resources available to them through MassHealth or the Commonwealth's Health Safety Net. Notification of financial assistance and counseling availability is printed on patient billing invoices.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>FAP-eligible individuals are billed at 70% of charges.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Hospital's most recent Community Health Needs Assessment was completed in September 2011. South Shore Hospital utilizes information from many sources to determine the needs of individuals in the communities it serves. The Hospital reviews and analyzes health trends in our patient population. The Hospital also reviews data from the Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile, American Hospital Association, Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, Federal Centers for Disease Control, Trust for America's Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation. South Shore Hospital is involved with three Community Health Network Areas (CHNAs), serving 34 communities south of Boston, to address public health priorities. CHNAs were formed in 1992 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to encourage public, non-profit and private sectors to work together to build healthier communities. South Shore Hospital is working with these CHNAs to conduct community health assessments. Data collected helps determine unmet health needs in the region.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital prominently displays its financial assistance information in public areas throughout the Hospital. Information is provided to individuals during the intake process. The Hospital provides its credit and collection policy on its website. This document explains how individuals may be eligible for assistance under federal and state programs as well as the Hospital's reduced fee and charity care policies. In addition, the Hospital's insurance counselors can explain various options and will help anyone who wants assistance with health insurance enrollment under the Commonwealth's Health Care Reform Law. Counselors are available to assist patients during the intake process and are also available to the public six days a week. In addition to helping patients understand eligibility for reduced or free care, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 counselors assisted roughly 3,500 people in obtaining health insurance. Approximately half of those assisted in obtaining health insurance were not our patients.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital serves an area south of Boston with a population of approximately 725,000. The majority of patients identify themselves as Caucasian (94%), followed by Black/African American (1.8%), Other (1.8%) and Asian (.9%). After English, the next most common languages that patients reported speaking as a primary language are Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese and Arabic.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital is committed to providing community building activities that promote the health and wellbeing of all the people in our area. The Hospital provides pastoral care to patients and their families. People living within the Hospital's service area may receive help in finding affordable health insurance and are assisted in finding medical care through our MD access and referral programs. The Hospital eliminates barriers to care by providing a courtesy coach to any patient needing transportation to or from its facilities. We have made a commitment to physician recruitment in specialties that meet community needs, now and in the future, and to providing our clinicians with continuing medical education. South Shore Hospital has invested in emergency preparedness training and equipment to serve the community in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. The Hospital has partnered with towns in its service area to treat underserved and at-risk populations. The Hospital makes its Community Benefits Report and current year Community Benefits Plan available through mailings and on its website: http://www.southshorehospital.org/community-benefits-reports. For more information about South Shore Hospital's active role in meeting the needs of our community please visit our website: http://www.southshorehospital.org.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Friends of South Shore Hospital, an auxiliary Hospital organization, offers several scholarships to students pursuing health care degrees. Individuals must apply for these scholarships and present evidence that they meet the qualifications. The Nursing Scholarship is for a full-time or regular part-time employee of South Shore Hospital. The employee must be presently enrolled at an accredited school pursuing a BSN degree or higher. The Marion C. Martinsen Scholarship is for a high school senior or graduate from an accredited public, private or parochial school. The Volunteers and Families Scholarship is for an active volunteer, child or grandchild of an active South Shore Hospital or home care division volunteer. The Health Related Field Scholarship is for a full-time or regular part-time employee of South Shore Hospital presently enrolled at an accredited school pursuing an associate degree, a bachelor's degree or for technical accreditation in a health related field. The Terry Ries Nursing Education and Development Scholarship is for full-time or regular part-time employees who have been employed for at least a year and accepted into an accredited program to begin or advance their nursing career. Eleven $1,000 scholarships were awarded in fiscal 2012.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital has not finalized written procedures to undertake corrective action as of September 30, 2012.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>J. Leonard Bicknell and John Boucher--business relationship. J. Leonard Bicknell and Christopher Oddleifson--business relationship. Frederick Ayers and Michael Ayers--family relationship. Many of the persons listed on Part VIII have a "business relationship" with each other by virtue of sitting on boards of entities related to South Shore Hospital.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The organization's Form 990 is prepared internally and reviewed by the tax practice of its independent auditors. The return is then reviewed by the CFO and President/CEO. Form 990 is presented for review to the governing body as a whole at the next regularly scheduled meeting prior to the filing deadline.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Employees and board members are required to sign a conflict of interest form annually. The forms are reviewed for conflicts or potential conflicts. Board members abstain from voting on matters that present a conflict of interest.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital utilizes an outside consultant to determine compensation for Richard Aubut (CEO), Michael Cullen (CFO), and Joseph Cahill (COO). The consultant presents relevant data to the board for review and approval for these three individuals. All data presented, as well as compensation deliberations and votes, is documented in the board minutes. The board's review and approval process takes place annually for implementation at the start of the new fiscal year. Compensation decisions for all other employees, including key employees, are also made annually and are based on a review of comparable industry data, market conditions and research provided by outside consultants.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>South Shore Hospital makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available for inspection to the general public at the Corporation's office. Copies of these documents are available upon request. In addition, certain governing documents are available through the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth's Corporations Division database.</Explanation>
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