MERITER HOSPITAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: MERITER HOSPITAL INC (EIN 39-0806367)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-15
IRS object ID: 201342279349300334
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-15T08:04:14-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	861065772	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DELOITTE TAX LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 EAST WELLS STREET SUITE 1400	AddressLine1
City	MILWAUKEE	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53202	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	390806367	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MERITER HOSPITAL INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MERI	NameControl
Phone	6084176000	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	202 SOUTH PARK STREET	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537151596	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KEVIN BOREN	Name
Title	CFO	Title
Phone	6084176000	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RACHEL BECKER	Name
PTIN	P00966076	PTIN
Phone	4142713000	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JAMES WOODWARD	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	202 SOUTH PARK STREET	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537151596	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	413155474	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.MERITER.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1898	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT, LOCALLY GOVERNED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. MERITER HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PATIENT-FOCUSED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO MEET THE HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	15	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	3133	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	733	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	166299	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-9366	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	540243	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	587378	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	373350414	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	378521188	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	6212005	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	8381083	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	6017488	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	12640795	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	386120150	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	400130444	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	112400	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	116904	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	175789629	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	181215529	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	991399	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	164649055	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	170216300	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	340551084	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	351548733	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	45569066	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	48581711	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	605180203	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	682175251	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	297376374	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	313942372	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	307803829	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	368232879	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE AND LIVING BY ITS MISSION TO HEAL, TEACH AND SERVE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	1	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	311142771	Expense
Grants	116904	Grants
Revenue	387591160	Revenue
Description	MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS A 448-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2010 AND 2011 AS A THOMPSON REUTER 100 TOP HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS RATED IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF THEIR OVERALL HOSPITAL RATING AND WILLINGNESS TO RECOMMEND TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THIS YEAR MERITER DEDICATED SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM INCLUDING MYCHART, MERITER CARE AND CARE EVERYWHERE IN FURTHER EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY CARE AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. AS WISCONSIN'S FIFTH LARGEST HOSPITAL, MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES AND IS PROUD TO DELIVER MORE BABIES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE STATE; TO RECEIVE CYCLE III ACCREDITATION FROM THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS; AND TO BE AWARDED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT). MERITER MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH THE GREATEST CHOICE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS INCLUDING MERITER MEDICAL GROUP, INC., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL FOUNDATION PHYSICIANS AND CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES AND A WIDE ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PROVIDERS. MERITER PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO MANY HEALTH CARE NEEDS SUCH AS THE REGION'S ONLY HOSPITAL-BASED DENTAL CLINIC, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY SERVICES, SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) SERVICES; AND PROVIDES SUPPORT TO NEW FAMILIES THROUGH THE BREASTFEEDING HELP LINE AND MOTHER-BABY HOUR, A FREE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	311142771	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	1	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	1	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	1	Hospital
Financial Stmt Attached	1	FinancialStmtAttached
Grants To Organizations	1	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	1	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	1	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	1	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	1	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	1	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	1	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	173	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	3133	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	1	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	1	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	15	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	1	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	1	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest
Other Explain In Sch O	X	OtherExplainInSchO

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	6084175811	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	202 SOUTH PARK STREET	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53715	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (36 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	FormerFormer
JAMES WOODWARD
CEO/PRESIDENT	18.00	32.00	X	X	0	814221	41166
DAVE BOYER
CHAIR	3.00	4.00	X	X	12500	12500	0
VIRGINIA GRAVES
VICE CHAIR	2.00	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
LONDA DEWEY END 0612
BOARD MEMBER; IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
BARBARA SWAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
BRADLEY MANNING MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
CATE RANHEIM MD START 0312
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	50.00	X		0	214582	4794
CATHERINE DURHAM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAN RASHKE END 0612
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
EILEEN MERSHART
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
GEORGE KAMPERSCHROER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
HOLLY CREMER-BERKENSTADT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
JULIE SCHURR MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
LAURENCE ROTHSTEIN MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARGARET NOREUIL RN PHD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL GOLDROSEN MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
PAT RICHTER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
PAUL PEERCY PHD END 0912
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
RICHARD LYNCH END 0612
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
SUSAN TOTH MD END 0212
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	50.00	X		0	434473	34355
LYNNE MYERS END 0412
COO/ASSISTANT SECRETARY	2.00	43.00		X	0	504783	25189
LINDA HOFF
CFO/SECRETARY/TREASURER	35.00	15.00		X	0	452934	37088
KEVIN BOREN
HSP CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER	35.00	15.00		X	0	292584	31272
GEOFFREY PRIEST MD
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER/ASSISTANT SECRETARY	40.00	10.00		X	0	470743	52230
KERRA GUFFEY
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	45.00	5.00			0	373782	34027	X
TAMARA SAUNAITIS
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	45.00	5.00			0	324330	27645	X
SUE ERICKSON
VP OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	45.00	5.00			0	284663	45278	X
PATRICIA GRUNWALD
CHIEF NURSING OFFICER	45.00	5.00			0	343688	47939	X
LOUIS S BRYSH
PHYSICIAN	50.00	0.00			274291	0	43306		X
WILLIAM J HERBERT
DIR PHARMACY & MTL SVCS	50.00	0.00			200503	0	48585		X
DENISE M GOMEZ
DIR APPLICATIONS & HIM	50.00	0.00			174617	0	14509		X
SHERRY L CASALI
DIR EMERGENCY SERVICES	50.00	0.00			170351	0	37295		X
ROGER SLATTER END 1112
CHIEF MED INFO OFFICER	50.00	0.00			296813	0	16373		X
MARGO FRANCISCO
FORMER EXECUTIVE	0.00	0.00			0	155538	564			X
ROBERT COATS
FORMER EXECUTIVE	0.00	0.00			0	513991	0			X
BARBARA PINEKENSTEIN
FORMER EXECUTIVE	0.00	0.00			0	144484	0			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1129075	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	5337296	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	541615	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	85	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	1	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
JH FINDORFF AND SON INC
300 SOUTH BEDFORD STREET	MADISON	WI	53703	CONSTRUCTION	9743092
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL & CLINI
750 HIGHLAND AVENUE	MADISON	WI	53792	INTERNS, RESIDENTS, MED-FLIGHT,&TEACHING	4391751
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL FOUNDATI
750 HIGHLAND AVENUE	MADISON	WI	53792	INTERNS AND RESIDENTS	3218253
SPM MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
15 WEST HARRIS SUITE 300	LA GRANGE	IL	60525	ADVERTISING AND MARKETING SERVICES	2062582
EPIC
1979 MILKY WAY LANE	VERONA	WI	53593	INFORMATION SYSTEMS	2026874

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	73	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Related Organizations	587378	RelatedOrganizations
Total Contributions	587378	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
PATIENT SERVICE REV.	621400	369454627	369454627
MNGT CONTRACT SERVICE	621110	1825086	1825086
CAFETERIA REVENUE	722210	1053620		4023	$1,049,597
CHILD CARE REVENUE	624410	816483			$816,483
PARKING REVENUE	722210	797322			$797,322

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4574050	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3830550	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	123368	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$620,132	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	378521188	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	8710634	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	3274	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$8,707,360	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	2699788	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	2743248	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-43460	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-43460	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	35634	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	-$79,094	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	9625314	Securities
Other	97238	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	9650124	Securities
Other	401979	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-24810	Securities
Other	-304741	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-329551	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$329,551	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	433037	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	229679	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	203358	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$203,358	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	INCOME FROM UNCONSOLID	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	6070403	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	6070403	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	6410494	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	6410494	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	12480897	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	400130444	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	387591160	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	166299	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$11,785,607	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	76904	Total
Program Services	76904	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40000	Total
Program Services	40000	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12500	Total
Management And General	12500	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	140953342	Total
Program Services	135526638	ProgramServices
Management And General	5426704	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6004994	Total
Program Services	5773802	ProgramServices
Management And General	231192	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24176001	Total
Program Services	23245225	ProgramServices
Management And General	930776	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10068692	Total
Program Services	9681047	ProgramServices
Management And General	387645	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15203708	Total
Program Services	244619	ProgramServices
Management And General	14959089	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	525387	Total
Management And General	525387	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18021613	Total
Program Services	17208511	ProgramServices
Management And General	813102	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	359595	Total
Program Services	340788	ProgramServices
Management And General	18807	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1410328	Total
Program Services	857188	ProgramServices
Management And General	553140	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11223300	Total
Program Services	10636321	ProgramServices
Management And General	586979	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	199084	Total
Program Services	188672	ProgramServices
Management And General	10412	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8717716	Total
Management And General	8717716	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	979999	Total
Fundraising	979999	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23080903	Total
Program Services	21873772	ProgramServices
Management And General	1207131	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	734917	Total
Program Services	696481	ProgramServices
Management And General	38436	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
MEDICAL SUPPLIES	49199871	46626718	2573153
STATE REV ASSESSMENT	11558515	11558515
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA	5499210	5211601	287609
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	3276265	3104916	171349

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20225889	Total
Program Services	18251053	ProgramServices
Management And General	1963436	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11400	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	351548733	Total
Program Services	311142771	ProgramServices
Management And General	39414563	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	991399	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	160196	BOY
EOY	153077	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	32132295	BOY
EOY	47092142	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31548904	BOY
EOY	24740068	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	89463830	BOY
EOY	121604435	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3387821	BOY
EOY	3491652	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3353641	BOY
EOY	3052438	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	502905009	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	288630989	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	208253663	BOY
EOY	214274020	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	200324078	BOY
EOY	231422874	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36555775	BOY
EOY	36344545	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	605180203	BOY
EOY	682175251	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	38663872	BOY
EOY	41717353	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	21889	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	213556070	BOY
EOY	226356749	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3581233	BOY
EOY	9641372	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	41575199	BOY
EOY	36205009	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	297376374	BOY
EOY	313942372	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	301394600	BOY
EOY	362492778	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6106227	BOY
EOY	5437099	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	303002	BOY
EOY	303002	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	307803829	BOY
EOY	368232879	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	605180203	BOY
EOY	682175251	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	48581711	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	6180910	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	5666429	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital170b1 Aiii	X	Hospital170b1Aiii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	9418769	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	9418769	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	269950111	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	130161738	Depreciation
Book Value	139788373	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	633404	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	270995	Depreciation
Book Value	362409	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	206552005	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	158198256	Depreciation
Book Value	48353749	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	16350720	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	16350720	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	214274020	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
DUE FROM MERITER FOUNDATION, INC.	6975223
OTHER LONG TERM ASSETS	3023195
INVESTMENTS IN JOINT VENTURES	25385731
LOAN RECEIVABLE NET OF CURRENT	960396

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	36344545	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
RETIREMENT LIABILITY	$35,364,476
INSURANCE RESERVES	$581,000
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$259,533

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	36205009	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC SUBTOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES - OVERALL. THIS GUIDANCE ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF HOW TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER ASC 740-10, THE HOSPITAL MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. ASC 740-10 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, AND REQUIRES INCREASED DISCLOSURES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011, THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT HAVE A LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.	Explanation

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Charity Care Policy	1	CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy	1	WrittenPolicy
FPG Reference Free Care	1	FPGReferenceFreeCare
Pcent200	X	Pcent200
FPG Reference Discounted Care	1	FPGReferenceDiscountedCare

Discounted Other DiscountedOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	X	Other
Discounted Other Percentage	500.000000000000	DiscountedOtherPercentage

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent	1	FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care	1	AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget	0	ExpensesExceededBudget
Annual Community Benefit Report	1	AnnualCommunityBenefitReport
Report Publically Available	1	ReportPublicallyAvailable

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	19831	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	6837523	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	6837523	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.01960	PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	25275	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	58321237	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	38553457	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	19767780	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.05680	PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCosts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	1074	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	2474919	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	2036490	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	438429	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00130	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Charity Care TotalCharityCare

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	46180	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	67633679	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	40589947	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	27043732	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07770	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	82	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	17723	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	829470	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	8988	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	820482	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00240	PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	54	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	3403	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	7791700	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	1387385	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	6404315	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.01840	PercentOfTotalExpense

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	4	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	3067	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	1703000	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	1703000	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00490	PercentOfTotalExpense

Research Research

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	0	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	122	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	12681	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	729168	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	12125	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	717043	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00210	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	262	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	36874	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	11053338	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	1408498	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	9644840	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.02780	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	262	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	83054	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	78687017	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	41998445	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	36688572	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.10550	PercentOfTotalExpense

Economic Development EconomicDevelopment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	2	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Total Community Building Expense	5535	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	5535	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00000	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Support CommunitySupport

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	16	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	3549	PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense	15770	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	15770	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00000	PercentOfTotalExpense

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	1	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Total Community Building Expense	1192	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	1192	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00000	PercentOfTotalExpense

Coalition Building CoalitionBuilding

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	2	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	130	PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense	5682	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	5682	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00000	PercentOfTotalExpense

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	6	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	71	PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense	34672	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	34672	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00010	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs	27	NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served	3750	PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense	62851	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	62851	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00010	PercentOfTotalExpense

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	0	BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense	$741,613	BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Attributable To	0	AmountAttributableTo
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare	73354354	AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare	75896131	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-2541777	MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	1	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care	1	ProvisionForCharityCare
Number Of Hospital Facilities	1	NumberOfHospitalFacilities

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility Number	1	FacilityNumber

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MERITER HOSPITAL INC	BusinessNameLine1

Address Address

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	202 S PARK STREET	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53715	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Licensed Hospital	X	LicensedHospital
General Medical And Surgical	X	GeneralMedicalAndSurgical
Teaching Hospital	X	TeachingHospital
Research Facility	X	ResearchFacility
Er24 Hours	X	Er24Hours

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section B Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionB

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MERITER HOSPITAL INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital Facility Number	1	HospitalFacilityNumber
CHNA Conducted	1	CHNAConducted
Community Definition	X	CommunityDefinition
Community Demographics	X	CommunityDemographics
Existing Resources	X	ExistingResources
How Data Obtained	X	HowDataObtained
Community Health Needs	X	CommunityHealthNeeds
Other Health Issues	X	OtherHealthIssues
Identifying Process	X	IdentifyingProcess
Consulting Process	X	ConsultingProcess
Information Gaps	X	InformationGaps
Needs Assessment Conducted	12	NeedsAssessmentConducted
Take Into Account	1	TakeIntoAccount
Other Facilities	1	OtherFacilities
CHNA Widely Available	1	CHNAWidelyAvailable
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
On Request	X	OnRequest
Adopt Implement Strategy	X	AdoptImplementStrategy
Execute Implement Strategy	X	ExecuteImplementStrategy
Develop Community Plan	X	DevelopCommunityPlan
Participate Community Plan	X	ParticipateCommunityPlan
Include Operational Plans	X	IncludeOperationalPlans
Adopt Budget	X	AdoptBudget
Prioritize Health Needs	X	PrioritizeHealthNeeds
All Needs Addressed	0	AllNeedsAddressed
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTax
Eligibility Criteria Explained	1	EligibilityCriteriaExplained
Uses FPG Free	1	UsesFPGFree
FPG Free Percent	200.000000000000	FPGFreePercent
Uses FPG Discounted	1	UsesFPGDiscounted
FPG Discount Percent	500.000000000000	FPGDiscountPercent
Explains Basis	1	ExplainsBasis
Income Level	X	IncomeLevel
Asset Level	X	AssetLevel
Medical Indigency	X	MedicalIndigency
Explains Application Method	1	ExplainsApplicationMethod
Includes Publicity Measures	1	IncludesPublicityMeasures
Posted On Website	X	PostedOnWebsite
Attached To Invoices	X	AttachedToInvoices
Posted In Emergency Room	X	PostedInEmergencyRoom
Posted In Admission Office	X	PostedInAdmissionOffice
Provided On Admission	X	ProvidedOnAdmission
Available On Request	X	AvailableOnRequest
Actions On Nonpayment	1	ActionsOnNonpayment
Permit Report To Credit Agency	X	PermitReportToCreditAgency
Collection Activities	1	CollectionActivities
Report To Credit Agency	X	ReportToCreditAgency
Lawsuit	X	Lawsuit
Notify Upon Admission	X	NotifyUponAdmission
Notify Before Discharge	X	NotifyBeforeDischarge
Notified All Patients	X	NotifiedAllPatients
Documented Determination	X	DocumentedDetermination
Nondiscrim Emergency Care Policy	1	NondiscrimEmergencyCarePolicy
Average Negotiated Rates	X	AverageNegotiatedRates
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilled
Gross Charges	0	GrossCharges

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section C Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Other Facilities	7	NumberOfOtherFacilities

Other Facilities OtherFacilities (7 entries)

Address Line1Address/AddressLine1	CityAddress/City	StateAddress/State	ZIP CodeAddress/ZIPCode	Facility TypeFacilityType
MAX W POHL DENTAL CLINIC
202 S PARK ST	MADISON	WI	53715	DENTAL SERVICES
MERITER REHABILITATION MEDICINE
202 S PARK ST	MADISON	WI	53715	REHABILITATION SERVICES
WOMAN CARE CLINIC
20 S PARK ST	MADISON	WI	53715	GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES
CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
8001 RAYMOND ROAD	MADISON	WI	53719	INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY SERVICES
MERITER NEWSTART
1015 GAMMON LANE	MADISON	WI	53719	SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM
MERITER WELLNESS CENTER
2501 W BELTLINE HIGHWAY SUITE 207	MADISON	WI	53713	CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION AND NUTRITION
CENTER FOR PERINATAL CARE
202 S PARK ST	MADISON	WI	53715	PREGNANCY CARE

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (16 entries)

ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference
PART I, LINE 6A: A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS FILED ON BEHALF OF MERITER HEALTH SERVICES, INC.; MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. IS A SUBSIDIARY. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT TEXT IN THIS RETURN REPRESENTS THE HOSPITAL.
PART I, LINE 7: COSTING METHODOLOGY: THE RATIO OF COSTS TO CHARGES IS BASED ON WORKSHEET 3 OF SCHEDULE H.
PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F): THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 3276265.
PART II: MERITER STRIVES TO HELP CREATE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY INCLUDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, INTERCONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ADEQUATE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, STRONG SCHOOLS AND A PREPARED AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE.THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, MERITER IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS AND INVOLVEMENT IN BAYVIEW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, GREENBUSH DAY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND SUPPORT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING INITIATIVE. ALL OF THESE GROUPS, AND OTHERS, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FAMILY-BASED EVENTS, AND STRENGTHENING THE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSETS. NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, IN PARTICULAR, HAS EXPANDED ITS AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM INTRODUCED CHILDREN TO AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY MANY HADN'T EXPERIENCED INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS TO THE UNIVERSITY, TO THE ZOO AND TO A LOCAL COMMUNITY GARDEN. BAYVIEW FOUNDATION IS PART OF BAYVIEW TOWNHOMES, A CDA HOUSING COMMUNITY LOCATED NEXT TO MERITER. THE VAST MAJORITY OF BAYVIEW RESIDENTS ARE IMMIGRANTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TOTAL RESIDENTS IDENTIFYING AS HMONG. THE FOUNDATION'S AFTER-SCHOOL, SCHOOL-AGE AND OTHER PROGRAMS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO ASSISTING THE FAMILIES AND THE CHILDREN WITH ASSIMILATION. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, COMPUTER SKILLS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY AND SCHOOL READINESS, SUMMER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND A FREE LENDING LIBRARY. WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS, THE CHILDREN IN BAYVIEW WOULD FALL DISASTROUSLY BEHIND IN SCHOOL AND LACK THE SOCIAL SKILLS NEEDED FOR ACADEMIC AND EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS. THEY WOULD STRUGGLE WITH BASIC LITERACY, SEVERELY IMPAIRING THEIR ABILITY TO EARN A LIVING OR READ A PHYSICIAN'S INSTRUCTIONS. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT LITERACY AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS HAVE AN IMPACT ON HEALTH AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT. MERITER'S EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF BAYVIEW FOUNDATION, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE AND OTHER PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH EMPLOYMENT ARE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HOPE TO CREATE A MORE EDUCATED AND BETTER PREPARED COMMUNITY - WHICH WILL BE HEALTHIER.MERITER LED THE WAY IN ESTABLISHING A WORK-FORCE HOUSING INITIATIVE FOR A RAPIDLY CHANGING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES PARTNERS FROM OTHER AREA EMPLOYERS, HAS GROWN IN TO A SEPARATE ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES HOME-BUYER EDUCATION, BUDGETING, AND OTHER FINANCIAL LITERACY. FINALLY, MERITER IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS THE URBAN LEAGUE TO FUND TRAINING PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUTORING PROGRAMS. THROUGH SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MERITER IS HELPING INCREASE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR AREA RESIDENTS, THEREBY INCREASING JOB SECURITY.
PART III, LINE 4: THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN A REFERENCE TO THE HOSPITAL'S BAD DEBT EXPENSE POLICY ON PAGES 16-17 OF THE ATTACHED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE HOSPITAL REPORTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FOR SERVICES RENDERED AT NET REALIZABLE AMOUNTS FROM THIRD PARTY PAYERS, PATIENTS AND OTHERS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS BASED UPON THE REVIEW OF OUTSTANDING RECEIVABLES, HISTORICAL COLLECTION INFORMATION AND EXISTING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. COSTING METHODOLOGY: THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES IS APPLIED TO THE BAD DEBT ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENT ACCOUNTS THAT ARE REPORTED ON LINE 2. THE RATIO OF COSTS TO CHARGES IS BASED ON WORKSHEET 3 OF SCHEDULE H.
PART III, LINE 8: THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL WAS NOT INCLUDED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT.THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE CHARITY CARE PROGRAM WAS CALCULATED USING A COST TO CHARGE RATION AS DEFINED BY THE WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (WHA) FOR THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT INVENTORY FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY (CIBSA) STATEWIDE SURVEY.
PART III, LINE 9B: WE NOTIFY PATIENTS OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS OUR CHARITY CARE POLICY. OUR COLLECTION AGENCIES ARE EDUCATED ON OUR FAHCP (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM) AND WE FOLLOW WHA (WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION) GUIDELINES. OUR POLICY STATES "PATIENT ACCOUNTS IN THE PROCESS OF FINANCIAL AID REVIEW WILL NOT KNOWINGLY BE SENT TO COLLECTIONS."
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3: FOUR FOCUS GROUPS WERE SCHEDULED IN AUGUST 2012 TO SEEK INPUT AND PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH ISSUES. HEALTHY DANE USED THE HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 CATEGORIES TO GUIDE THE INVITATION LIST OF KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. FORTY-ONE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FOCUS GROUPS. A HEALTHY DANE MEMBER SERVED AS THE FOCUS GROUP HOST AND PRESENTED HCI DATA ON THE TOP SIX HEALTH ISSUES. FOCUS GROUP MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY PRIORITIZATION MATRIX AND SELECT THE RATING (5-STRONGLY AGREE, 4-AGREE, 3-NEUTRAL, 2-DISAGREE, 1-STRONGLY DISAGREE) THAT BEST DESCRIBED THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:- IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH NEED WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY (SEVERITY)- IN MY OPINION, ADDRESSING THIS HEALTH NEED IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY (IMPORTANCE)- IN MY OPINION, ADDRESSING THIS HEALTH NEED WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY (IMPACT)- IN MY OPINION, THERE ARE NO RESOURCES FOR ADDRESSING THIS HEALTH NEED WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY (EXISTING RESOURCES)ATTENDEES INCLUDED:BOB POWER, EXEC. DIR., COLONIAL CLUB SENIOR CENTERCHRISTINE RADER, DIVISION DIR., MARCH OF DIMESBONNIE LOUGHRAN, EXEC. DIR., NAMI OF DANE COUNTYBRENDA DOTTL, RN, STOUGHTON HOSPITAL HOME HEALTHALISON PRANGE, EXEC. DIR., AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYCARRIE WALL, EXEC. DIR., YMCA OF DANE COUNTYNICOLE L. VESELY, PROGRAM COORD UW HEALTHJENNIFER ELLESTAD, COMM. ADVOCACY, DEAN CLINICKRISTIN BURKI, DIRECTOR OF SERVICES, DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICESSALLY ZIRBEL DONISCH, HEALTH SERVICES, MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICTBRADLEY D. SCHROEDER, EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SPECIALIST, STOUGHTON BUSINESS OWNER-INSURANCECINDY MCGLYNN, DIRECTOR,STOUGHTON SENIOR CENTERAMY L. MILLER, COMMUNITY EDUCATION DIRECTOR, OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICTDONNA OLSON, MAYOR, CITY OF STOUGHTON-GOVERNMENTCATHY RIGDON, DIRECTOR, STOUGHTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICESLYNN GREEN, EXEC. DIR., DANE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICESDR. FLOYD ROSE, EXEC. DIR., 100 BLACK MEN OF MADISONKELLY ANDERSON, EXEC. DIR. , RAPE CRISIS CENTERMICHELLE HEITZINGER, EXEC. DIR., SUSAN G. KOMEN OF SOUTH CENTRAL WIEVA BRUMMEL, LEARNING COORDINATOR, WISCONSIN PERINATAL ASSOCIATIONDAN FOLEY, EXEC. DIR., NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTERBOBBY PETERSON, EXEC. DIR., ABC FOR HEALTHPENNY KASPRZAK, ASSOC. DIRL AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATIONSHIVA BIDAR-SIELAFF, CO-CHAIR, LATINO HEALTH COUNCILTOM LUEDTKE, CORP EVENTS DIR., AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONLANNIA SYREN STENZ, EXEC. DIR., GILDA'S CLUB OF MADISONKEN TAYLOR, EXEC. DIR., WISCONSIN COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIESSANDY ERICKSON, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY IMPACT, UNITED WAY DANE COUNTYSTEVE HINIKER, EXEC. DIR., 1000 FRIENDSKENT CRAIG, EXEC. DIR., CENTRO HISPANOMURIEL NAGLE, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH PROMOTION, UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICESLORRI WENDORF-CORRIGAN, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES COORD, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, CITY OF MADISONJULIE WILLEMS VAN DIJK, RN, PH.D UW-MADISON, POPULATION HEALTH DEPT.SHARON MASON-BOERSMA, SOCIAL WORKER JOINING FORCES FOR FAMILIES-DANE COUNTYASTRA IHEUKUMERE, MAYORAL AIDE CITY OF MADISON, MAYOR'S OFFICELISETTE KHALIL, DEVELOPMENT DIR WISCONSIN WOMEN'S HEALTH FOUNDATIONHEDI RUDD, PROGRAM COORD URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MADISON, PROMISE ZONEJEFF BURKHART, EXEC DIR LITERACY NETWORK	MERITER HOSPITAL, INC.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 4: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - SSM HEALTHCARE, STOUGHTON HOSPITAL.	MERITER HOSPITAL, INC.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5C: THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTED A PUBLIC LAUNCH OF A HEALTHDANE WEBSITE - IN ADDITION TO POSTING ON MERITER.COM	MERITER HOSPITAL, INC.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7: MERITER DOES NOT ADDRESS ALL NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE ASSESSMENT. THESE AREAS INCLUDE: CANCER, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, STROKE/UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION, ASTHMA, DRUGS/UNINTENTIONAL POISONINGS. MANY OF THESE CONCERN AREAS BEING ADDRESSED BY MERITER AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALTHOUGH NOT AS A PRIORTITY AREA. AS MERITER FOCUSES ON THE MANY FACTORS IN ITS PRIORITY AREAS AFFECTING BIRTH OUTCOMES AND DIABETES, AREAS SUCH AS HYPERTENSION, CANCER AND ASTHMA WILL LIKELY BE IMPROVED FROM THE EFFORTS. CERTAINLY, THESE HEALTH NEEDS ARE IMPORTANT AND MERIT FOCUSED ATTENTION. HOWEVER, DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES, MERITER CANNOT ADDRESS ALL CONCERNS AT THE SAME LEVEL WITHIN THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. FURTHERMORE, SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE AREA (SPECIFICALLY ASTHMA AND HYPERTENSION).	MERITER HOSPITAL, INC.
PART VI, LINE 2: MERITER JOINED THREE OTHER HOSPITALS IN DANE COUNTY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, STOUGHTON HOSPITAL, AND ST. MARY'S - SSM OF WISCONSIN, ALONG WITH PUBLIC HEALTH MADISON AND DANE COUNTY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH OF DANE COUNTY. SECONDARY DATA WAS COLLECTED AND AGGREGATED BY HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INSTITUTE. THE DATA WAS VERIFIED IN COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS AND THE GROUPS PROVIDED INSIGHT AND IDEAS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED NEEDS.
PART VI, LINE 3: WE NOTIFY PATIENTS OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS OUR CHARITY CARE POLICY. OUR COLLECTION AGENCIES ARE EDUCATED ON OUR FAHCP (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM) AND WE FOLLOW WHA (WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION) GUIDELINES. OUR POLICY STATES "PATIENT ACCOUNTS IN THE PROCESS OF FINANCIAL AID REVIEW WILL NOT KNOWINGLY BE SENT TO COLLECTIONS."
PART VI, LINE 4: DANE COUNTY IS LOCATED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND IS HOME TO WISCONSIN'S CAPITAL, MADISON, WHICH IS ALSO THE COUNTY SEAT. THE COUNTY IS NEARLY 1,200 SQUARE MILES OF URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. DANE COUNTY HAS APPROXIMATELY 572,000 ACRES (ABOUT 72% OF THE TOTAL LAND) IN AGRICULTURAL USE, AND IT LEADS WISCONSIN IN THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. CORN IS THE LARGEST CROP, FOLLOWED BY HAY AND SOYBEANS. THE COUNTY HAS THE SECOND LARGEST CATTLE HERD IN THE STATE, INCLUDING 51,000 DAIRY COWS. DESPITE THESE STRONG AGRICULTURAL UNDERPINNINGS, DANE COUNTY IS CLASSIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU AS A METROPOLITAN AREA. IN ADDITION TO BEING THE CENTER FOR STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, DANE COUNTY IS ALSO HOME TO WISCONSIN'S FLAGSHIP PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON. AS A RESULT, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IS THE LARGEST INDUSTRY SUB-SECTOR IN THE COUNTY, FOLLOWED BY FOOD SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, HOSPITALS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. DANE COUNTY IS THE SECOND MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTY IN WISCONSIN, AND MADISON IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE. THE POPULATION OF DANE COUNTY GREW 14.4% BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010, BRINGING THE TOTAL POPULATION TO 488,073. MADISON HAS 233,209 RESIDENTS, ALMOST HALF OF THE COUNTY'S POPULATION. AMONG ITS RESIDENTS ARE MORE THAN 42,000 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STUDENTS.THE ETHNIC/RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF DANE COUNTY ARE CHANGING. SINCE 2000, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION THAT IS WHITE DECREASED FROM 87.4% TO 81.9%. THE GREATEST GROWTH AMONG MINORITY GROUPS WAS SEEN IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION. COMPARED WITH WISCONSIN AS A WHOLE, DANE COUNTY HAS MORE ETHNIC DIVERSITY, A LARGER PERCENT OF FOREIGN-BORN RESIDENTS (7.4%), AND A LARGER PERCENT THAT SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH IN THE HOME (11% IN DANE COUNTY; 14.8% IN MADISON). MINORITIES ARE MORE CONCENTRATED IN THE CITY OF MADISON. OVER HALF OF ALL STUDENTS IN MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE OF RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS. HMONG ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST ASIAN GROUPS IN DANE COUNTY, AND DANE COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST HMONG POPULATIONS IN WISCONSIN. EXAMINATION OF DATA FOR DANE COUNTY REVEALS A LARGE GAP IN EDUCATION AND INCOME BETWEEN AN AFFLUENT MAJORITY POPULATION AND A GROWING LOW-INCOME, LESS EDUCATED POPULATION. THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION THAT HAS AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IS MUCH HIGHER IN DANE COUNTY THAN IN WISCONSIN AND THE U.S., AND IT IS HIGHER YET IN MADISON (DANE COUNTY 45.4%, MADISON 52.2%, WISCONSIN 25.8%, U.S. 27.9%) HOWEVER, DANE COUNTY'S CURRENT 86% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IS ONE OF THE LOWEST AMONG WISCONSIN COUNTIES. LATELY, MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THE "ACHIEVEMENT GAP" AND LOWER GRADUATION RATES FOR SOME RACIAL MINORITY GROUPS IN MADISON, BUT OTHER OF DANE COUNTY'S 16 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS FACE THE SAME CHALLENGE. IN 2011, THE FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS 73.7% (NOT INCLUDING GED OR OTHER HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES) BUT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE VARIATION BY RACIAL GROUP.THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR DANE COUNTY IS $60,519 AS COMPARED TO $51,598 IN WISCONSIN. MADISON'S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $52,550, WHICH IS LOWER THAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES IN THE REMAINDER OF DANE COUNTY. DESPITE THE HIGH MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND A RELATIVELY LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (5.4%), DANE COUNTY IS FACED WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. 11.6% OF DANE COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (2006-2010), A STATISTIC THAT IS COMPARABLE TO THE STATE POVERTY RATE. IN MADISON, THE POVERTY RATE IS HIGHER AT 17.9%.14 ACCORDING TO THE CENTER ON WISCONSIN STRATEGY, 31.5% OF STUDENTS IN DANE COUNTY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL LUNCH IN 2012, AN INCREASE FROM 2000 WHEN ONLY 17.4% OF STUDENTS WERE ELIGIBLE. IN THE CITY OF MADISON, OVER HALF OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE. POVERTY LEVELS ARE PARTICULARLY STRIKING FOR CHILDREN IN THE COUNTY. TO BE EFFECTIVE, HEALTH PROGRAMS MUST BE MEETING A TANGIBLE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY. TO MEET THE NEED, THEY MUST BE PRESENTED TO AND ACCESSIBLE BY THE VERY PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM MOST. A STUDY OF DEMOGRAPHICS IS NECESSARY TO ENLIGHTEN THE PLANNING AND MARKETING PROCESS AND, ULTIMATELY, TO MOVE THE DIAL TOWARD BETTER COMMUNITY HEALTH.
PART VI, LINE 5: MERITER IS A LOCALLY MANAGED AND A LOCALLY GOVERNED HOSPITAL. THE COMMUNITY-BASED BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SUSTAINING SEVERAL OF MERITER'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ONLY MERITER PROVIDES. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE BOARD MADE A PLEDGE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES EVEN WHEN OTHER PROVIDERS CHOSE NOT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. SIMILARLY, MERITER PROVIDES THE ONLY HOSPITAL BASED DENTAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN THE AREA. THIS SERVICE OFFERS AN OPTION FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT BE SEEN IN A STANDARD DENTAL OFFICE WHETHER THAT REASON IS FOR AN ILLNESS OR A BEHAVIORAL OR COGNITIVE DISABILITY. FURTHERMORE, THE MERITER'S DENTAL CLINIC IS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF DENTAL CLINICS IN THE COUNTY THAT ACCEPTS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. BOTH OF THESE SERVICES OFTEN OPERATE AT A LOSS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT MERITER CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THIS RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY.
WI	REPORTS FILED WITH STATES	PART VI, LINE 7

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	1	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MERITER FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	202 S PARK STREET	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537151596	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient	237098688	EINOfRecipient
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant	48886	AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of Grant	HOSPITAL PROGRAMS	PurposeOfGrant

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	1	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	HOSPITAL SCHOLARSHIPS	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	20	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	40000	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE MADE UPON A SPECIFIC PROJECT REQUEST AND ONLY MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH AND SHARE A COMMON GOAL OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT. GRANTS ARE ONLY MADE TO 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MUST COMPLETE FORM 990S AND ANNUAL REPORTS. PART III - SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED REQUIRED APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. A SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE REQUESTS, EVALUATES EACH APPLICATION BASED UPON FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC RECORD, EXTRA CURRICULAR WORK/VOLUNTEERING, RECOMMENDATION AND ESSAY.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	1	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	1	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	1	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	1	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (19 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
JAMES WOODWARD
CEO/PRESIDENT	0	596623	0	161675	0	55923	0	16842	0	24324	0	855387	0	161675
CATE RANHEIM MD START 0312
BOARD MEMBER	0	208639	0	3000	0	2943	0	3072	0	1722	0	219376	0	0
SUSAN TOTH MD END 0212
BOARD MEMBER	0	433742	0	0	0	731	0	2895	0	31460	0	468828	0	0
LYNNE MYERS END 0412
COO/ASSISTANT SECRETARY	0	214525	0	131742	0	158516	0	16128	0	9061	0	529972	0	89078
LINDA HOFF
CFO/SECRETARY/TREASURER	0	335123	0	72923	0	44888	0	25762	0	11326	0	490022	0	0
KEVIN BOREN
HSP CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER	0	207886	0	67478	0	17220	0	14173	0	17099	0	323856	0	0
GEOFFREY PRIEST MD
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER/ASSISTANT SECR	0	329342	0	110022	0	31379	0	23941	0	28289	0	522973	0	0
KERRA GUFFEY
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	0	267183	0	78889	0	27710	0	16611	0	17416	0	407809	0	0
TAMARA SAUNAITIS
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	0	262676	0	58500	0	3154	0	8906	0	18739	0	351975	0	0
SUE ERICKSON
VP OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	0	207319	0	54213	0	23131	0	29225	0	16053	0	329941	0	0
PATRICIA GRUNWALD
CHIEF NURSING OFFICER	0	240984	0	72154	0	30550	0	31644	0	16295	0	391627	0	0
LOUIS S BRYSH
PHYSICIAN	198015	0	48501	0	27775	0	24054	0	19252	0	317597	0	0	0
WILLIAM J HERBERT
DIR PHARMACY & MTL SVCS	168516	0	31348	0	639	0	31498	0	17087	0	249088	0	0	0
DENISE M GOMEZ
DIR APPLICATIONS & HIM	148578	0	25870	0	169	0	13304	0	1205	0	189126	0	0	0
SHERRY L CASALI
DIR EMERGENCY SERVICES	144435	0	25663	0	253	0	22020	0	15275	0	207646	0	0	0
ROGER SLATTER END 1112
CHIEF MED INFO OFFICER	221299	0	51910	0	23604	0	14835	0	1538	0	313186	0	0	0
MARGO FRANCISCO
FORMER EXECUTIVE	0	0	0	27888	0	127650	0	564	0	0	0	156102	0	0
ROBERT COATS
FORMER EXECUTIVE	0	0	0	424778	0	89213	0	0	0	0	0	513991	0	424778
BARBARA PINEKENSTEIN
FORMER EXECUTIVE	0	0	0	127773	0	16711	0	0	0	0	0	144484	0	127773

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	PART III	PART I, LINE 4A: SEVERANCE PAYMENTS: LYNNE MYERS - $89,708 MARGO FRANCISCO - $127,650
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	PART III	PART I, LINE 4B: SELECT INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN, NO PAYMENTS FROM THIS PLAN WERE RECEIVED IN 2012.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	PART III	PART I, LINE 7: SYSTEM WIDE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, WITH A FINANCIAL THRESHOLD COMPONENT, MUST BE MET TO QUALIFY FOR THE OVERALL INCENTIVE. ONCE MET, VARIOUS ESTABLISHED GOALS ARE MEASURED WHICH INCLUDE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT SAVINGS, DAYS CASH ON HAND, OPERATING MARGIN.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Issuer EINIssuerEIN	CUSIP NumberCUSIPNumber	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
WISC HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 2008C
A	391337855	97710BBK7	2008-05-21	34940000	CURRENT REFUNDING OF 2006 SERIES C	0	0	0
WISC HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 2009
B	391337855	97710BKL5	2009-07-28	50000000	CONSTRUCT & EQUIP HOSPITAL FACILITIES	0	0	0
WISC HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 2011
C	391337855	97710BG71	2011-06-08	40000000	CONSTRUCT & EQUIP HOSPITAL FACILITIES	0	0	0
WISC HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 2012A
D	391337855		2012-08-09	19250000	REFUNDING 2008A REVENUE BOND	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpenditures	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind	Amount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFund	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceeds	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterest
A	34940000	34940000	2009	1	1	1
B	50000000	44898623	2009	0	1	1	3649677	1627314
C	39633991	39083279	2011	0	0	1		556800	6088
D	19250000		2009	1	1	1

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Non Qualified Bond Remed ProcdrsNonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs
A	1	1
B	0	1
C	0	1
D	1	1

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYet	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebate	No Rebate DueNoRebateDue	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedge	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminated	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Business Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1	Regulatory Safe Harbor SatisfiedRegulatorySafeHarborSatisfied	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvested	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqs
NA
A	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0
NA
B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0
NA
C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0
PIPER JAFFREY
D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Proc To Undertk Corrective ActionProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction
A	1
B	1
C	1
D	1

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Issuer EINIssuerEIN	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
WISC HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 2012B
A	391337855	2012-08-09	25950000	REFUNDING 2008B REVENUE BOND	0	0	0
WISC HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 2012C
B	391337855	2012-08-09	20000000	CONSTRUCT & EQUIP HOSPITAL FACILITIES	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterest	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpenditures	Amount UnspentAmountUnspent
A	25950000	2009	1	0	1	1
B	20000000		0	0	0	1	6744	6729385	13277359

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedProperty	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreements	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedProp	Non Qualified Bond Remed ProcdrsNonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs
A	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
B	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (2 entries)

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PIPER JAFFREY
A	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0
NA
B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Proc To Undertk Corrective ActionProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction
A	1
B	1

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
RICHARD LYNCH
BOARD MEMBER	9743092	CONSTRUCTION	0
DANIEL RASHKE
BOARD MEMBER	50000	SERVICES PERFORMED BY TASC	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (12 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
NEW PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	IN 2012, MERITER CONTINUED TO MEET PATIENT NEEDS BY EXPANDING PRIMARY CARE COVERAGE AND ACCESS THROUGH THE OPENING OF TWO CLINICS IN FITCHBURG AND STOUGHTON. THE CLINICS ARE STAFFED BY FIVE FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS. MERITER ACQUIRED WISCONSIN HEART (INCLUDING ITS 14 PROVIDERS) IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN CARDIAC SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, AND ALSO ADDED DERMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY AND ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS TO ITS GROWING LIST OF SPECIALTY SERVICES. MERITER HOSPITAL INVESTED IN A DAVINCI ROBOT, USED BY GENERAL SURGEONS, TO PERFORM LESS INVASIVE SURGERY WITH FASTER RECOVERY TIMES FOR ITS PATIENTS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	DAVE BOYER, GEORGE KAMPERSCHROER, LONDA DEWEY AND DANIEL RASHKE HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MERITER HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (MHS) IS THE SOLE VOTING MEMBER OF MERITER HOSPITAL, INC.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MERITER HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (MHS) IS THE SOLE VOTING MEMBER OF MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. AND, AS SUCH, THE MERITER HEALTH SERVICES, INC. BOARD ELECTS THE MEMBERS OF THE MERITER HOSPITAL, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS REQUIRE THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OR APPROVAL OF THE MERITER HEALTH SERVICES, INC. BOARD AS VOTING MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION,: (A) MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION; (B) AMENDMENT OR RESTATEMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION; (C) A SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL, OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL, THE PROPERTY AND ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION; (D) THE ESTABLISHMENT, FORMATION, ACQUISITION, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR DISSOLUTION OF ANY SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION; (E) THE ADOPTION OF THE AGGREGATE ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS OF THE CORPORATION; (F) AGGREGATE BORROWING FOR PERIODS OF ONE (1) YEAR OR LESS FOR ANY PURPOSE IN EXCESS OF A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE VOTING MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME; AND AGGREGATE BORROWING FOR PERIODS OF MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR FOR ANY PURPOSE IN EXCESS OF A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE VOTING MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE TERM AGGREGATE BORROWING MEANS BORROWINGS NOT PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE OPERATING AND/OR CAPITAL BUDGETS, AND INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO LEASE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS FOR SALE; (G) THE PURCHASE, SALE, LEASE, DISPOSITION, HYPOTHECATION, EXCHANGE, GIFT, PLEDGE, AND ENCUMBRANCE OF ANY ASSET, REAL OR PERSONAL, WITH A VALUE IN EXCESS OF A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE VOTING MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME, NOT PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET; (H) THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND CORPORATE COUNSEL.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	MERITER CONTRACTS WITH AN OUTSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE ALL INCOME TAX RETURNS. MERITER'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT STAFF COMPLETES AND THE CONTROLLER REVIEWS THE COMPREHENSIVE TAX ORGANIZER PROVIDED BY THE TAX FIRM. THE CONTROLLER AND THE TAX FIRM WORK TOGETHER TO PREPARE TAX RETURNS TO REFLECT INFORMATION THAT AFFECTS THE FORM 990. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FILING, THE RETURNS WILL BE POSTED TO THE BOARD GOVERNANCE INTERNAL WEB SITE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMO HIGHLIGHTING THE KEY POINTS OF INTEREST FOR THE FILING YEAR AND CONTAINING THE ANTICIPATED FILING DATE IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INQUIRY BY THE BOARD.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE HOSPITAL BOARDS OF DIRECTORS CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ON A PROACTIVE BASIS, DECLARATIONS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE SIGNED WHEN EACH DIRECTOR JOINS THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE CEO AND BOARD CHAIR MONITOR THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DISCLOSED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGE ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATION IN VOTES ACCORDING TO THE ISSUE ON THE AGENDA. INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS ALSO MONITOR THEIR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM BOARD DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTES AS REQUIRED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PROCESS OF MANAGING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. BELOW IS THE 2012 CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE: DRS. ROTHSTEIN AND PRIEST ARE MEMBERS OF PHYSICIAN PLUS INVESTMENT GROUP LLP WHICH IS A 1/5 OWNER OF PHYSICIANS PLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION WHERE MERITER HEALTH SERVICES OWNS THE REMAINING 4/5. DR. ROTHSTEIN IS THE MANAGING PARTNER OF PPIG LLP AND DR. PRIEST IS A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF SAME. DR. MANNING, MERITER HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBER IS A MEMBER OF UW MEDICAL FOUNDATION. DR. GOLDROSEN IS A PARTNER OF ASSOCIATED PHYSICIANS, LLP. MERITER PAYS TEACHING STIPENDS TO UW MEDICAL FOUNDATION PHYSICIANS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE MERITER HEALTH SERVICES, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND STRATEGY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO MAKE COMPENSATION DECISIONS WHILE RETAINING OVERSIGHT OF SAID COMMITTEE. AN EXTERNAL HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING FIRM IS ENGAGED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' SUB-COMMITTEE. THIS FIRM COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION, COMPENSATION DATA, AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION MATCHING ALL EXECUTIVE POSITIONS TO SURVEY BENCHMARKS. USING THIS INFORMATION THE CONSULTING FIRM PRODUCES ESTIMATED MARKET VALUES FOR EACH EXECUTIVE AND RECOMMENDS ANY NECESSARY CHANGES WITH EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO THE BOARD COMMITTEE FOR THEIR DECISION.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION FILED ITS FORM 1023 BEFORE JULY 1987 AND DID NOT HAVE A COPY OF FORM 1023 ON THAT DATE, IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ITS FORM 1023 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AS PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS NOT GENERALLY MADE PUBLIC, BUT WOULD BE DISCLOSED TO INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE CONTEXT OF ANY ISSUE THAT MIGHT ARISE. FINANCIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE 990S IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OF ADMINISTRATION.
COMPENSATION FOR SUSAN TOTH, M.D. AND CATE RANHEIM, M.D.	FORM 990, PART VII:	THE COMPENSATION PAID TO SUSAN TOTH, M.D. AND CATE RANHEIM, M.D. REFLECT PAYMENT FOR THEIR SERVICES AS PHYSICIAN TO MERITER MEDICAL GROUP, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, NOT REMUNERATION FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MERITER HOSPITAL OR MERITER HEALTH SERVICES.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	SWAP GAIN 385,798. MINIMUM PENSION AND UNRECOGNIZED RETIREE MED BENEFITS 4,653,813. ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION 300,459. RELEASED FOR CAPITAL AND OTHER 1,056,118. TEMPORARY RESTRICTED TRANSFERS - FOUNDATION -90,000. NET ASSETS RELEASED FOR CAPITAL - FOUNDATION -50,132. OTHER -589,627.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrgControlledOrg
MERITER HEALTH SERVICES INC
202 SOUTH PARK STREET	MADISON	WI	537151596	391412318	PARENT OF MERITER ENTITIES - SUPPORT NONPROFIT SUBSIDIARIES	WI	501(C)(3)	LINE 11B, II	MERITER HOSPITAL INC	1
MERITER FOUNDATION INC
202 SOUTH PARK STREET	MADISON	WI	537151596	237098688	CHARITABLE SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS	WI	501(C)(3)	LINE 7	MERITER HEALTH SERVICES INC	0
MERITER MEDICAL GROUP INC
202 SOUTH PARK STREET	MADISON	WI	537151596	050545222	CLINICAL SUPPORT OF MERITER HOSPITAL, INC.	WI	501(C)(3)	LINE 11B, II	MERITER HOSPITAL INC	1
SHARED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FACILITY INC
1104 JOHN NOLEN DRIVE	MADISON	WI	53713	391534744	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	WI	501(C)(3)	LINE 11A, I	MERITER HOSPITAL INC	1

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MERITER UWMF PHYSICIAN CONTRACTING LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	202 SOUTH PARK STREET	AddressLine1
City	MADISON	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	537151596	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391998819	EIN
Primary Activity	HEALTH CARE CONTRACTING SERVICES	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivityPrimaryActivity	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA	Type Of EntityTypeOfEntity	Controlled OrgControlledOrg	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncome	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssets	Percentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership
MERITER HEALTH ENTERPRISES INC
202 SOUTH PARK STREET	MADISON	WI	537151596	391293620	HOME HEALTH AND MEDICAL LAB	WI	N/A	C	0
HCP CORPORATION
202 SOUTH PARK STREET	MADISON	WI	537151596	391177562	REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT	WI		C	1	MERITER HOSPITAL INC	48719	719391	1.00000
MERITER MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
202 SOUTH PARK STREET	MADISON	WI	537151596	391458235	MANAGEMENT COMPANY	WI	N/A	C	0
PHYSICIANS PLUS INSURANCE INC
22 EAST MIFFLIN STREET	MADISON	WI	53701	391565691	CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT SERVICES	WI	N/A	C	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	1	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	1	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	1	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	1	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	0	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	0	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	0	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	0	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	1	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	1	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	1	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	0	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	1	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	0	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	1	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (16 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
MERITER MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
A	83408	FAIR VALUE
MERITER FOUNDATION INC
C	587378	COST
MERITER MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
D	1244074	COST
MERITER MEDICAL GROUP INC
D	102815449	COST
MERITER HEALTH ENTERPRISES INC
J	1327979	FAIR VALUE
MERITER MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
J	613044	FAIR VALUE
MERITER FOUNDATION INC
J	78372	FAIR VALUE
MERITER FOUNDATION INC
M	979999	FAIR VALUE
MERITER HEALTH ENTERPRISES INC
M	10607587	FAIR VALUE
MERITER HEALTH SERVICES INC
M	897794	FAIR VALUE
MERITER MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
M	13719993	FAIR VALUE
MERITER MEDICAL GROUP INC
M	1347739	FAIR VALUE
MERITER MEDICAL GROUP INC
L	87403	FAIR VALUE
PHYSICIANS PLUS INSURANCE INC
P	62000	FAIR VALUE
MERITER HEALTH ENTERPRISES INC
L	1840718	FAIR VALUE
MERITER FOUNDATION INC
S	1419915	FAIR VALUE