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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART V, LINE 4:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER ENDOWMENT FUNDS WERE GIFTED WITH THE INTENT TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS OF INDIGENT CARE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND GENERAL UPKEEP AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL. THE INCOME GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR HOSPITAL OPERATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSPITAL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <OwnWebsiteURLTxt>SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION</OwnWebsiteURLTxt>
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        <StrategyWebsiteURLTxt>SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION</StrategyWebsiteURLTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: AN ELECTRONIC SURVEY WAS SENT TO A SELECT GROUP OF LOCAL EXPERTS THAT INCLUDED INFORMATION FROM WELL-RESPECTED SECONDARY SOURCES ON THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND STATE &amp; LOCAL HEALTH WERE INCLUDED AS WERE INDIVIDUALS FROM PRIORITY POPULATIONS, CHRONIC DISEASE GROUPS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationGrp>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: THE HOSPITAL'S CHNA WAS CONDUCTED ALONG WITH UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL AND ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationGrp>
      <SupplementalInformationGrp>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: THE HOSPITAL'S CHNA WAS CONDUCTED ALONG WITH COOS COUNTY FAMILY HEALTH AND NORTH COUNTRY HOME HEALTH &amp; HOSPICE AGENCY. THE FIRST IS A LOCAL FQHC.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationGrp>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A &amp; 10A:HTTPS://WEEKSMEDICAL.ORG/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationGrp>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER TOOK THE FOLLOWING STEPS DURING FY 2023 TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, COMPLETED IN TAX YEAR 2021:- ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS ADDED TO EXISTING WMC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTICE- CONTINUANCE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- PA-C ADDED TO BERLIN AND COLEBROOK MARKET TO REPLACE PREVIOUS PA-C. (CHRONIS DISEASE MANAGEMENT HEART DISEASE)- WE HAVE CONDUCTED VIRTUAL LECTURES ON VARIOUS HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS, BASED ON PROVIDER AVAILABILITY. NOT NECESSARILY CHRONIC DISEASE EDUCATION. WE HAVE HAD A PRESENCE (AND WILL LATER THIS MONTH AND NEXT) AT LANCASTER FAIR TO CONDUCT BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, PROVIDE INFORMATION. COMMUNITY WELLNESS FAIR WAS SCHEDULED EARLIER THIS SUMMER, BUT POSTPONED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT.- UNDER ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE- WE ADDED A NEW POSITION: CLINICAL LIAISON, WHO IS A NURSE, SHE ROUNDS AT EACH HOSPITAL DAILY TO FACILITATE DISCHARGES TO HOME HEALTH, PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE.- UNDER CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT: WEEKS HIRED A PALLIATIVE APRN IN MARCH. PALLIATIVE CARE CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY GREATLY BY ASSISTING PATIENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC ILLNESSES ACHIEVE SYMPTOM CONTROL, COMPLETE ADVANCED DIRECTIVES AND STAY OUT OF THE HOSPITAL- ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA- NCHHHA STARTED AN ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationGrp>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: BROCHURES AND FINANCIAL COUNSELOR INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN LOBBIES AND HANDED OUT TO PATIENTS. ALSO, CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FINANCIAL COUNSELORS IS PROVIDED ON BILLS AND LETTERS THAT GO OUT.</ExplanationTxt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>170 MIDDLE ST</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>LANCASTER</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>NH</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>03584</ZIPCd>
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            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>2 - WHITEFIELD PHYSICIANS OFFICES</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <USAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>8 CLOVER LANE</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>WHITEFIELD</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>NH</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>03598</ZIPCd>
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          <FacilityTxt>PHYSICIAN OFFICE FOR PRIMARY CARE</FacilityTxt>
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        <OthHlthCareFcltsGrp>
          <BusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>3 - NORTH STRATFORD PHYSICIANS OFFICES</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <USAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>43 MAIN ST</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>NORTH STRATFORD</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>NH</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>03590</ZIPCd>
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          <FacilityTxt>PHYSICIAN OFFICE FOR PRIMARY CARE</FacilityTxt>
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        <OthHlthCareFcltsGrp>
          <BusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>4 - GROVETON PHYSICIANS OFFICES</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <USAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>12 CHURCH ST</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>GROVETON</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>NH</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>03582</ZIPCd>
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          <FacilityTxt>PHYSICIAN OFFICE FOR PRIMARY CARE</FacilityTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 7:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL USES A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO. THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO WAS DERIVED FROM THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE H WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST-TO-CHARGES PART I, LINES 7E-I. THE HOSPITAL DETERMINES COST BY COMBINING DIRECT EXPENSES IDENTIFIED BY ITS ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WITH AN ESTIMATED OVERHEAD ALLOCATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 7G:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE COSTS OF SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES ARE RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND FOUR RURAL HEALTH CLINICS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F):</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>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 $ 3,578,994.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART III, LINE 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL USES A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO. THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO WAS DERIVED FROM THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE H WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST-TO-CHARGES. THE CCR WAS THEN APPLIED TO BAD DEBT EXPENSE AT CHARGE VALUE IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT THE ESTIMATED EXPENSE REPORTED.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART III, LINE 4:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PLEASE SEE PAGES 9-13 OF THE ATTACHED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART III, LINE 8:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL IS DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL AND, AS SUCH, A PORTION OF ITS REVENUE IS PAID UNDER A COST REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM. THE TOTAL MEDICARE REVENUE SHOWN BASED ON THE IRS 990 INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDES ONLY A PORTION OF THE TOTAL MEDICARE REVENUE OF THE HOSPITAL. THE COSTING METHOD USED ABOVE FOR IRS FORM 990 COMPLIANCE REPORTING IS ALSO BASED ON AN OVERALL AVERAGE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO AND DOES NOT CONSIDER MEDICARE NON-ALLOWABLE EXPENSES AS IT IS BASED ON TOTAL HOSPITAL PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE (IGNORING CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS ON FEE SCHEDULE REIMBURSED ITEMS AND NON-ALLOWABLE MEDICARE EXPENSES AS NOTED ABOVE) DIVIDED BY TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES LESS THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THIS RATIO IS THEN MULTIPLIED BY THE TOTAL MEDICARE SERVICES WHICH ARE REIMBURSED ON A COST METHODOLOGY EXCLUDING THE FEE SCHEDULE ITEMS LIKE PHYSICIAN SERVICES AND THE HOSPITAL WOULD SHOW A LARGE LOSS ON THESE SERVICES.WHETHER THERE IS A SHORTFALL OR SURPLUS FROM SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, THESE PEOPLE, WHO ARE TYPICALLY ELDERLY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, ARE AN UNDERSERVED POPULATION WHO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES. WITHOUT TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS PROVIDING MEDICARE PATIENT SERVICES, THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) WOULD BEAR THE BURDEN OF DIRECTLY PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART III, LINE 9B:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL PATIENTS OF WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE ARE NOTIFIED OF THE WEEKS HEALTH ACCESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ENCOURAGED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF OUR FINANCIAL COUNSELORS OR SOCIAL WORKERS. THIS INFORMATION IS GIVEN OUT, ALONG WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS, AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND IS REITERATED WITH OUR MONTHLY STATEMENTS SENT TO THE PATIENT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO DETERMINE IF A PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNTIL AN APPLICATION IS FILED - WE DO NOT ACCESS CREDIT REPORTS BUT RELY ON THE PATIENT SUPPLYING US WITH THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION. AT THAT TIME OF APPLICATION, IF A PATIENT IS DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE, THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, LINE 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>EVERY 3 YEARS, WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER PARTICIPATES IN A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITH THREE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. USING INFORMATION FROM THAT ASSESSMENT ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY ON AN ONGOING BASIS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, LINE 3:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE STAFF IS TRAINED TO DISCUSS THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY WITH PATIENTS, THE POLICY IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL IN THE BROCHURE AND IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE. WMC ALSO EMPLOYS A FULL-TIME FINANCIAL COUNSELOR AND OTHER CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, LINE 4:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER'S GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA CONSISTS OF NINE TOWNS, WHICH SUPPLY ALMOST 90% OF ITS PATIENTS. TOWNS INCLUDE LANCASTER, GROVETON, DALTON, WHITEFIELD, NORTH STRATFORD, JEFFERSON AND STARK, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE; AND LUNENBURG, GUILDHALL AND GILMAN, IN VERMONT. TOGETHER, THESE TOWNS HAVE A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 13,000 AND COVER APPROXIMATELY 375 SQUARE MILES IN BOTH VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. IN 2021, WEEKS OPENED A NEW PHYSICIAN OFFICE IN LITTLETON, NH. THE TOWN HAS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 4,500. WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER IS DEFINED BY THE GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND ITS FACILITIES AND BY THE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES PROVIDED BY ITS VARIOUS HEALTH RELATED INSTITUTIONS. THE DEFINITION WAS DEVELOPED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ITS COMMITTEES, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, LINE 5:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, LINE 6:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL IS AFFILIATED WITH OTHER ENTITIES UNDER THE NORTH COUNTRY HEALTHCARE WHICH OVERSEES THREE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND ONE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE SHARED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE ENTIRE NCH BOARD AND FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING, WITH ADEQUATE TIME FOR QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE CORPORATION BOARD. THIS COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY AND PRACTICES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE CEO, THE AFFILIATE PRESIDENTS, AND THE CEO CABINET WHICH INCLUDES KEY EXECUTIVE POSITIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ENGAGES WITH AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS AND BEST PRACTICES WHICH GUIDE THE COMPENSATION PROCESSES FOR THESE EXECUTIVE POSITIONS. THE COMPARISON BENCHMARK DATA AND GUIDANCE ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE TO THE CORPORATION BOARD AND AFFILIATE BOARDS. THIS IS DONE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION HAS IMPLEMENTED ALL POLICIES AND THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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