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        <CommunityInformation>SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IS A LEADING TERTIARY CARE PROVIDER FOR A PORTION OF THE FIVE-STATE REGION OF MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE AND OFFERS SERVICES TO MORE THAN 650,000 PEOPLE. PRIMARY SERVICE AREA CONSISTS OF CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF 71,000. POPULATION IS TRENDING UPWARD WITH 14.2 PERCENT IN GROWTH EXPECTED. SECONDARY SERVICE AREA HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF ALMOST 184,000 AND INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF ALEXANDER, PULASKI, JOHNSON AND UNION IN ILLINOIS; AND BOLLINGER, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PERRY, SCOTT AND STODDARD IN MISSOURI. ANTICIPATED POPULATION GROWTH IS 0.4 PERCENT. TERTIARY SERVICE AREA HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF ALMOST 390,000 AND INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF BUTLER, CARTER, DUNKLIN, IRON, MADISON, PEMISCOT, REYNOLDS, RIPLEY, SAINT FRANCOIS, SAINTE GENEVIEVE AND WAYNE IN MISSOURI; AND JACKSON, RANDOLPH AND WILLIAMSON IN ILLINOIS. THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF MISSOURI IS GROWING SLOWLY AND HAS A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF RETIREE-AGED PEOPLE. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE POPULATION BETWEEN AGES 55 TO 75 IS PROJECTED TO HAVE THE LARGEST PERCENT GROWTH. CURRENTLY, THE LARGEST POPULATION AGE GROUP IS AGES 45-54. THIS REGION IS 90.1 PERCENT CAUCASIAN, 7.4 PERCENT BLACK AND 1.4 PERCENT HISPANIC. TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY FOR 2008 WAS 2,483,003,000 OR 33,913 PER CAPITA. TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME FOR THE SOUTHEAST REGION WAS 10.7 BILLION WITH AN AVERAGE PER CAPITA OF 30,023. OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION AGE 25 AND OLDER, 24.0 PERCENT DID NOT OBTAIN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. 56.9 PERCENT DID GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, 14.1 PERCENT HAVE RECEIVED A COLLEGE DEGREE AND 5.0 PERCENT HAVE COMPLETED A GRADUATE DEGREE. ACCORDING TO EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS IN NOVEMBER 2010, CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY HAD AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 7.4 PERCENT. THE SOUTHEAST REGION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 9.0 PERCENT. STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE MISSOURI ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER.</CommunityInformation>
        <CommunityBuildingActivities>SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE TARGETED TO KEEP GOOD HEALTH IN THE FOREFRONT THROUGH NON-TRADITIONAL CHANNELS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE USED TO DELIVER HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION DIRECTLY TO CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY FORUMS OR MEETINGS ALLOW REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDICAL CENTER TO PRESENT POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION TO AN AUDIENCE NOT TYPICALLY REACHED BY COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENCIES OR SCREENINGS.</CommunityBuildingActivities>
        <OtherInformation>SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING FOR AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF COMPRISED OF PHYSICIANS IN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH A VESTED INTEREST IN PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER. IN ADDITION, SURPLUS FUNDS GENERATED BY THE OPERATIONS OF THE MEDICAL CENTER ARE REINVESTED IN EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES SO THAT SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER CAN PROVIDE CUTTING EDGE HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF ITS COMMUNITY.</OtherInformation>
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        <Explanation>THE MISSION OF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IS TO PROVIDE A MINISTRY OF HEALING AND WELLNESS INSPIRED BY OUR CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY AND VALUES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IS A 258-BED FACILITY SERVING MORE THAN 650,000 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, AND ARKANSAS. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT ACUTE CARE SERVICES FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PATIENTS SPECIALIZING IN ORTHOPEDICS, NEUROSURGERY, CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES, ONCOLOGY, DISEASE MANAGEMENT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH AND NEUROLOGY.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>-CARE FOR PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT REIMBURSE BELOW ACTUAL COST. -HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SFMC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED AND PARTICIPATES IN A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. SFMC SERVED 10,882 INPATIENTS, 25,880 EMERGENCY PATIENTS AND 107,753 OUTPATIENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) ENDING JUNE 30, 2010. DURING FY 2010, SFMC HAD A TOTAL OF 56,613 PATIENT DAYS IN ITS MEDICAL/SURGICAL, CRITICAL CARE, OBSTETRIC, AND REHABILITATION CARE UNITS. SFMC PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS, FOR WHICH IT IS REIMBURSED BELOW COST. RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION IN THE COMMUNITY, SFMC PROVIDES SERVICES TO BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS IN EXCESS OF 37.7 MILLION IN FY 2010. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF MANY REDUCED-PRICE AND FREE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SFMC STRONGLY BELIEVES THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FILL A REAL NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -PARTICIPATION IN AND/OR SPONSORSHIP OF MANY COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS. THESE EVENTS RANGE FROM CHILDREN'S SPECIAL EVENTS TO SENIOR HEALTH FAIRS. TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THESE ACTIVITIES EXCEEDED 7,000 DURING FY 2010. -SFMC SPONSORS THE REGIONAL ARTHRITIS CENTER, OFFERING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. -FREE OR DISCOUNTED HEALTH SCREENINGS (CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, GLAUCOMA, BLOOD SUGAR, ETC.) 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SFMC STAFF PRESENTS FREE PROGRAMS ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY, SCHOOL AND CHURCH GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. -SEVERAL SFMC OUTPATIENT CLINICS ARE OFFERED AT REDUCED FEE OR NO COST TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CLINICS ADDRESS DIABETIC FOOT CARE, GENETICS, ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS INJURIES. -SFMC PROVIDES FREE FIRST AID SERVICES AT THE WEEKLONG SEMO DISTRICT FAIR IN CAPE GIRARDEAU. MEDICAL CENTER PERSONNEL STAFF THE FIRST AID STATION AND PROVIDE MINOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEK. SFMC ALSO PROVIDES STAFF AND FIRST AID MATERIALS FOR OTHER CIVIC FUNCTIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. -SFMC PROVIDES FREE MEETING ROOM SPACE AND RELATED ASSISTANCE TO MANY HEALTHCARE SUPPORT GROUPS. SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN THESE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR DISEASES AND DISORDERS INCLUDING BREAST CANCER, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, HEAD INJURIES, LARYNGECTOMY, HEART SURGERY, DIGESTIVE DISEASES, PARKINSON'S, ARTHRITIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND STROKES, AS WELL AS GRIEF SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE TO ILLNESS, INJURY OR DISEASE. -SFMC PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL CHARITIES SUCH AS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATION, THE MARCH OF DIMES, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. -SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY BY SFMC TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN VARIOUS HEALTHCARE CURRICULUMS. THE VALUE OF THIS INVESTMENT IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EXISTING CARE PROVIDERS AND THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE CARE PROVIDERS WAS 90,000 IN FY 2010. -SFMC SPONSORS MEDICAL MINUTE. 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        <Explanation>THE ROBERTS GROUP PROVIDES MARKETING AND ADVERTISING SERVICES FOR SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER. BARBARA THOMPSON IS THE OWNER OF THE ROBERTS GROUP AND ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AT SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER. BARBARA THOMPSON IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AND IS THEREFORE NOT PAID A DIRECT SALARY FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>SAINT FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>SAINT FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT AND REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, THE DIRECTORS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE SECRETARY/TREASURER OF THE CORPORATION.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>ALL BOARD MEMEBERS FILL OUT CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS EACH YEAR IN ADDITION TO MANAGERS AND VICE PRESIDENTS.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>BASED ON DATA PROVIDED BY CONSULTANTS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISH PAY TARGETS FOR THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. THE PRESIDENT GRANTS THE VICE PRESIDENTS THEIR PAY INCREASES BASED ON PERFORMANCE IN THE PRECEEDING YEAR.</Explanation>
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