NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER,INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER,INC (EIN 03-0185556)
Tax period: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed: 2025-07-02
IRS object ID: 202521839349300837
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-07-02T14:28:57+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	910 E St Louis 200 PO Box 1190	AddressLine1Txt
City	Springfield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	658062523	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030185556	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8023347331	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	189 PROUTY DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05855	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	FRED SCHAFFNER	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8023343210	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-07-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Brian Todd	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00422601	PTIN
Phone	4178658701	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-07-02	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THOMAS E FRANK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	189 PROUTY DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05855	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$110,638,604	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NCHSI.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1919	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF ORLEANS AND ESSEX COUNTIES, ENSURING THAT HEALTH CARE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	701	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$11,365	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$7,346	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$692,705	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$276,813	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$98,685,263	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$106,156,426	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,858,371	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,752,998	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$114,454	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$48,671	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$101,121,885	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$109,137,566	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$61,266,882	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$64,646,692	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$46,813,889	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$44,609,046	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$108,080,771	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$109,255,738	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$6,958,886	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$118,172	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$102,310,337	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$111,047,387	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$42,383,699	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$44,803,667	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$59,926,638	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$66,243,720	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	QUALITY PATIENT CARE IS OUR GREATEST COMMITMENT, EMPLOYEES ARE OUR GREATEST ASSET, EXCELLENT PATIENT EXPERIENCE IS OUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IS OUR GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$56,353,129	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$82,686,692	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE HOSPITAL OFFERS OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOM, LAB WORK, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING (X-RAY, CT SCAN, MRI, MAMMOGRAMS, NUCLEAR IMAGING ULTRASOUND), OUTPATIENT SURGERIES, PULMONARY, CARDIAC CARE AND THERAPY SERVICES (PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND REHABILITATIVE).	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$25,688,367	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$9,540,806	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE HOSPITAL'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICE CLINICS PROVIDE INTERNAL MEDICINE RADIOLOGY PROGRAM, PSYCHIATRIC, OB/GYN, NEUROLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PULMONARY-SLEEP, AND SURGICAL SERVICES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$9,492,927	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$13,928,928	RevenueAmt
Desc	INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE WAS PROVIDED AT A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL TOTALING 5,966 PATIENT DAYS FOR THE YEAR. THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT CARE SERVICES INCLUDE A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, BIRTHING CENTER, CLINICAL LABORATORY, MRI AND ULTRASOUND, NEUROLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, PHARMACY, REHABILITATION SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY AMONG OTHERS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY GRANTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$91,534,423	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (true)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (true)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	64	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	701	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRED SCHAFFNER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8023343210	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	189 PROUTY DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05855	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ELLEN STANLEY
TRUSTEE END/FINANCE VICE CHAIR & TREASURER BEG 02/24	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK KNOLL
CHAIR END 01/24	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY WALKER MD
MEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT	40.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$541,705	$0	$41,778
LOUISE BONVECHIO
FINANCE VICE CHAIR & TREASURER END/CHAIR BEG 02/24	10.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY BULLOCK
SECRETARY/CLERK	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER STUART MD
MEDICAL STAFF VICE PRESIDENT	40.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$550,051	$0	$29,918
STEVE WRIGHT
VICE CHAIR	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS FRANK
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.0	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$263,801	$0	$14,992
JANET OSBORNE
TRUSTEE	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER HARLOW-JACOBS
TRUSTEE	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN MONETTE
TRUSTEE	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nicholas Maclure
TRUSTEE BEG 02/24	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Samantha Stevens
TRUSTEE BEG 02/24	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACEY CHARBONEAU
TRUSTEE	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM PECK
TRUSTEE	5.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRED SCHAFFNER
CFO BEG 04/24	40.0	2.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KYLE KOVACEVICH
CFO END 01/24	40.0	2.0		Yes (X)	$80,891	$0	$8,958
TRACEY PAUL
COO	40.0	2.0		Yes (X)	$372,923	$0	$52,111
Denise Carter
VP Patient Care Services	40.0	0.0			$219,539	$0	$16,158	Yes (X)
Eric Mullins MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0	0.0			$679,326	$0	$39,671		Yes (X)
GENE WU MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0	0.0			$518,072	$0	$30,549		Yes (X)
MARC BOUCHARD MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0	0.0			$559,804	$0	$58,704		Yes (X)
MATTHEW KELLEY MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0	0.0			$590,232	$0	$47,433		Yes (X)
STEPHANE MULLIGAN MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0	0.0			$692,208	$0	$50,958		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$5,068,552	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$391,230	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	86	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MEDEFIS
PO BOX 5068	NEW YORK	NY	100875068	LOCUM NURSING	$3,026,524
NORTH COUNTRY RADIOLOGY PC
72 Farrar Rd	Newport Center	VT	05857	RADIOLOGIST	$1,536,083
AVANT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
PO BOX 744554	ATLANTA	GA	303744554	LOCUM NURSING	$687,759
COMPHEALTH
PO BOX 972651	DALLAS	TX	753972651	LOCUM NURSING	$449,596
FORVIS MAZARS LLP
PO Box 200870	Dallas	TX	753200870	Accounting Services	$352,997

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$267,604	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$9,209	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$34,000	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$276,813	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE	624100	$91,165,484	$91,165,484
FIXED PROSPECTIVE REVENUE	624100	$10,115,534	$10,115,534
OTHER PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE	624100	$2,822,041	$2,822,041
340B PHARMACY	456110	$1,796,200	$1,796,200
CAFETERIA	722514	$257,167	$257,167

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$106,156,426	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,781,789	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,781,789	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,438,312	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$33,935	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,485,750	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$15,288	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$952,562	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$18,647	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$971,209	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$971,209	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
HOUSEKEEPING	812900	$6,350	$6,350	$0
ADMIN SERVICES	561000	$5,015	$5,015	$0
LOSS ON INVEST IN EQUITY INVESTEE	900099	-$60,036	$0	-$60,036

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$48,671	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$109,137,566	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$106,156,426	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$11,365	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,692,962	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,192,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,399,149	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$793,676	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,818,079	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,189,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,628,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,880,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,497,572	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$382,862	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,571,652	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,358,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,213,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,183,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,509,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$674,338	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,459	TotalAmt
Management And General	$56,459	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$673,892	TotalAmt
Management And General	$673,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,648	TotalAmt
Management And General	$180,648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,743	TotalAmt
Management And General	$75,743	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,511,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,491,125	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$131,462	TotalAmt
Management And General	$131,462	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,220,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,334,752	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$886,031	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,905	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,905	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,050,803	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,913,103	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$137,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,189	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,197	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$885,351	TotalAmt
Program Services	$790,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$95,309	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,106,791	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,772,341	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$334,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,391,437	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,391,437	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES & DRUGS	$8,116,452	$8,116,452
PROVIDER TAX	$5,760,764	$5,760,764
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$3,708,276	$3,668,572	$39,704
LICENSES, DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS	$501,067	$501,067

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,255,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,534,423	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,721,315	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,398	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,145	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,371,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,686,745	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,414	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,273	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,196,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,177,203	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,702,024	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,782,014	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$965,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,242,531	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$84,279,946	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$61,803,991	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,306,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,475,955	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,137,788	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,728,830	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$389,499	BOYAmt
EOY	$329,464	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,100,048	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,369,085	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,819,142	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,226,142	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,310,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,047,387	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,266,901	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,157,462	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,926	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,644,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,709,022	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,710,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,210,078	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,740,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,727,105	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,383,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,803,667	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,545,678	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,861,276	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,380,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,382,444	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,926,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,243,720	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,310,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,047,387	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$118,172	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$6,431,517	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3,737	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$18,277	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$18,277	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PAYS DUES TO THE VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, WHICH HAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 9.21% OF DUES SUPPORT LOBBYING EFFORTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PAYS DUES TO THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 32% OF DUES SUPPORT LOBBYING EFFORTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,280,943	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$732,447	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,013,390	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,907,321	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$373,622	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,280,943	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,511,361	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$604,040	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,907,321	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,761,813	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$749,548	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$4,511,361	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,509,533	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$252,280	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$3,761,813	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.2539	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.7461	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$405,921	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$405,921	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$50,848,892	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$36,583,482	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,265,410	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$185,772	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$185,772	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$29,835,884	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$23,150,386	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,685,498	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,003,477	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,884,351	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,119,126	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$22,475,955	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO 3RD PARTY PAYER	$3,532,281
ROU LIABILITY	$1,088,164
INTEREST RATE SWAP	$106,660

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,727,105	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$114,760,893	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$5,699,070	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$5,699,070	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$109,061,823	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$75,743	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$75,743	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$109,137,566	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$109,179,995	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$109,179,995	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$75,743	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$75,743	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$109,255,738	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS

NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEMS (NCHS), A RELATED ORGANIZATION, HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS AND OTHER ITEMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT. UNDER NCHS'S POLICIES, THE PRIMARY INVESTMENT GOAL IS GROWTH IN THE ENDOWMENT ACCOUNTS. NCHS EXPECTS ITS ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE RATE OF RETURN THAT EXCEEDS BENCHMARK RETURNS INDICATED FOR VARIOUS ASSET CLASSES.

Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS

MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Free Care Other	250	FreeCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent400	Yes (X)	Percent400Ind
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (true)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (true)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	false	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (true)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (true)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$886,347	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$886,347	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0081	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$30,985,260	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$12,755,243	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$18,230,017	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.1670	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$31,871,607	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$12,755,243	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$19,116,364	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.1751	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$69,461	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$69,461	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0006	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$350,777	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$350,777	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0032	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$19,715,066	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$11,656,549	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$8,058,517	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0738	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$68,645	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$68,645	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0006	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$20,203,949	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$11,656,549	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$8,547,400	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0783	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$52,075,556	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$24,411,792	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$27,663,764	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.2534	TotalExpensePct

Physical Imprv And Housing PhysicalImprvAndHousingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Leadership Development LeadershipDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Other Communtity Building Acty OtherCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	false	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$4,306,882	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$607,270	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$21,330,671	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$23,818,820	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$2,488,149	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	189 PROUTY DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05855	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	NCHSI.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
State License	832	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Critical Access Hospital	Yes (X)	CriticalAccessHospitalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	false	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	false	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (true)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA Impact	Yes (X)	PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted	24	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (true)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (true)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	HTTPS://NORTHCOUNTRYHOSPITAL.ORG/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (true)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	24	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (true)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	HTTPS://NORTHCOUNTRYHOSPITAL.ORG/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax	false	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (true)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	250.0	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	400.0	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Income Level Criteria	Yes (X)	IncomeLevelCriteriaInd
Asset Level Criteria	Yes (X)	AssetLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency Criteria	Yes (X)	MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status Criteria	Yes (X)	InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Underinsurance Stat Criteria	Yes (X)	UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd
Residency Criteria	Yes (X)	ResidencyCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (true)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (true)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (true)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	HTTPS://NORTHCOUNTRYHOSPITAL.ORG/FINANCIAL-SERVICES/	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	HTTPS://NORTHCOUNTRYHOSPITAL.ORG/FINANCIAL-SERVICES/	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	https://northcountryhospital.org/wp-content/uploads/NCH-Financial-Aid-Policy-48-2024.pdf	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill Display	Yes (X)	NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
Communtity Notified FAP	Yes (X)	CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (true)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	false	CollectionActivitiesInd
Provided Written Notice	Yes (X)	ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Made Effort Orally Notify	Yes (X)	MadeEffortOrallyNotifyInd
Processed FAP Application	Yes (X)	ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Other Actions Taken	Yes (X)	OtherActionsTakenInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (true)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Look Back Medicaid Medcr Prvt	Yes (X)	LookBackMedicaidMedcrPrvtInd
Amounts Generally Billed	false	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	false	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5 Facility , 1	Facility , 1 - NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL. IN KEEPING WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE CHNA, A NUMBER OF KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE NEWPORT HOSPITAL SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION IN THE NCH SERVICE AREA WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE ON THE CHNA ADVISORY TEAM. WITH THE NCH CORE TEAM AS A SUBGROUP OF THE CHNA ADVISORY TEAM, CHNA ADVISORY TEAM MEMBERS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN DISTRIBUTING THE QUANTITATIVE SURVEY, RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS IN FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND TOWN HALLS, AND CREATING AWARENESS FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ADVISORY TEAM MEMBERS WILL ALSO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ACTIONS, USING EACH OTHER'S EXPERTISE TO ACHIEVE GOALS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 11 Facility , 1	Facility , 1 - NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL. AFTER REVIEW OF THE COMBINATION OF DATA AND THE RESULTS OF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUP PROCESSES, THE ADVISORY TEAM PRIORITIZED THE FOLLOWING AS KEY HEALTH CONCERNS RECOMMENDED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR THE 2024 NCH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: - FOOD SECURITY - TRANSPORTATION - AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN - CHRONIC DISEASES - CANCER SCREENING AND EARLY ACCESS TO TREATMENT IF NEEDED - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE MISUSE THE CORE TEAM AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE RELATED CONCERNS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS THAT IMPACT THE HEALTH OF THE NCH SERVICE AREA, BUT WHICH NCH'S IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DOES NOT INTEND TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS WITH SPECIFIC MEASURES OR ACTIVITIES TO ASSESS PROGRESS. THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE REALIZATION THAT THESE CONCERNS DO NOT ENTIRELY MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, SPECIFICALLY IN THE CATEGORY "OPPORTUNITY TO AFFECT CHANGE." THESE RELATED PRIORITY CONCERNS INCLUDE: - HIGHER RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY - LOWER RATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AMONG ADULTS - REDUCED ACCESS TO POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS DUE TO FINANCIAL BARRIERS
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 20 Facility , 1	Facility , 1 - NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL. EVERY PATIENT THAT IS FLAGGED FOR COLLECTION IS INVITED TO A FINANCIAL AID APPOINTMENT.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	7	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	FacilityFacilityTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
NORTH COUNTRY PRIMARY CARE BARTON
488 ELM ST	BARTON	VT	05822	FAMILY MED, NEWBORN CARE, PEDIATRICS, GERIATRICS, ETC
NORTH COUNTRY PRIMARY CARE NEWPORT
186 MEDICAL VILLAGE DRIVE	NEWPORT	VT	05855	FAMILY CARE, NEWBORN CARE, PEDIATRICS, GERIATRICS, ETC.
NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL OBGYN SERVICES
81 MEDICAL VILLAGE DRIVE SUITE 2	NEWPORT	VT	05855	OB/GYN SERVICES
NORTH COUNTRY SURGICAL SERVICES
41 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR	NEWPORT	VT	05855	SURGERY
NORTH COUNTRY ORTHOPEDICS
81 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR SUITE 1	NEWPORT	VT	05855	ORTHOPEDICS
NORTH COUNTRY NEUROLOGY SERVICES
MEDICAL ARTS BLDG 2ND FLOOR 189 PRO	NEWPORT	VT	05855	NEUROLOGY	UTY
NORTH COUNTRY PEDIATRICS
121 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR	NEWPORT	VT	05855	NEWBORN CARE, PEDIATRICS

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (18 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7g SUBSIDIZED SERVICES	AMOUNTS USED IN THE CALCULATION OF SUBSIDIZED SERVICES ON LINE 7G PRIMARILY CAME FROM COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL HEALTH CENTERS (RHCS). NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AT THE CENTERS. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN RURAL AREAS WHERE THERE WOULD BE A SHORTAGE OF QUALITY MEDICAL CARE WITHOUT THE SERVICES. NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AS A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY DESPITE KNOWING THAT FINANCIAL SHORTFALLS WILL BE SUSTAINED.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7f PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE	TO ARRIVE AT THE PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSES, THE DENOMINATOR EQUALS TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES PER PART IX, LINE 25, OF THE FORM 990.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 EXPLANATION OF COSTING METHODOLOGY USED FOR CALCULATING LINE 7 TABLE	THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO CALCULATED ON IRS WORKSHEET 2 WAS USED IN THE CALCULATION OF COST ON IRS WORKSHEETS 1, 3, AND 6.
Schedule H, Part II DESCRIBE HOW COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY	OUR ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY HOSPITAL STAFF ON A NUMBER OF ECONOMIC-BUILDING COLLABORATIONS SUCH AS THE LOCAL ROTARY AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS WELL AS ON LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS THOSE THAT FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PREVENTION/REDUCTION OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TOBACCO, PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES MEETING SPACE AT NO CHARGE FOR NUMEROUS AGENCIES AND GROUPS THAT TARGET VARIOUS ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SUCH AS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, GRIEVING SUPPORT GROUPS, DRIVING SAFETY COURSES, YOUTH BEHAVIOR SUPPORT TEAMS AND YOUTH COURT DIVERSION TEAMS.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 2 Bad debt expense - methodology used to estimate amount	THE HOSPITAL HAS ADOPTED THE NEW REVENUE RECOGNITION STANDARD ASU 2014-09. UNDER ASU 2014-09, THE ESTIMATED AMOUNTS DUE FROM PATIENTS FOR WHICH THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT EXPECT TO BE ENTITLED OR COLLECT FROM THE PATIENTS ARE CONSIDERED IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS AND EXCLUDED FROM THE HOSPITAL'S ESTIMATION OF THE TRANSACTION PRICE OR REVENUE RECORDED. BAD DEBT EXPENSE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. HOWEVER, THE HOSPITAL INTERNALLY TRACKS BAD DEBT EXPENSE CONSISTENT WITH HISTORICAL PRACTICES AND THAT AMOUNT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 2.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 3 Bad Debt Expense Methodology	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY FOR LINE 3 BY UTILIZING DATA FROM THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATED THE PERCENTAGE BY OBTAINING THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN ITS SERVICE AREA FALLING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 4 Bad debt expense - financial statement footnote	THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THEY DO, HOWEVER, CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THAT NOTE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 9 OF THE ATTACHED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 8 Community benefit & methodology for determining medicare costs	THE COMMUNITY IS BETTER SERVED WITH PROVIDERS AVAILABLE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S REMOTE REGION. THE ENTIRETY OF ANY SHORTFALL REPORTED SHOULD BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE ORGANIZATION ACCEPTS ALL MEDICARE PATIENTS KNOWING THAT THERE WILL LIKELY BE SHORTFALLS. ADDITIONALLY, TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS A COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD THAT TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS ARE HELD TO.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 9b Collection practices for patients eligible for financial assistance	WHEN IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBLE WRITE OFF TO MEDICARE BAD DEBT, AN ACCOUNT MUST MEET MEDICARE'S CRITERIA FOR REPORTING ON THE COST REPORT. AN ACCOUNT FOR A MEDICARE PATIENT MUST UNDERGO HOSPITAL COLLECTION EFFORTS FOR AT LEAST 120 DAYS FROM THE INITIAL DATE OF BILLING TO THE PATIENT BEFORE BEING CONSIDERED FOR WRITE-OFF TO A THIRD PARTY AGENCY. THESE MEDICARE ACCOUNTS WILL BE CLOSED AND RETURNED BY THE AGENCIES AFTER 120 DAYS FROM PLACEMENT IF COLLECTION EFFORTS FAIL AND THEY ARE DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE. IF A MEDICARE PATIENT IS DECEASED AND NO ESTATE CAN BE IDENTIFIED, IT WILL BE DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE AND MAY BE DIRECTLY CONSIDERED FOR WRITE-OFF RATHER THAN TURNED OVER TO A THIRD PARTY AGENCY. IF A MEDICARE PATIENT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, THE ACCOUNTS WILL BE DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE AND WILL BE DIRECTLY CONSIDERED FOR WRITE-OFF. IF A MEDICARE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FREE CARE UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S GUIDELINES, THE ACCOUNT(S) WILL BE DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE AND WILL BE WRITTEN OFF TO THE APPROPRIATE PAT CODE(S). WHEN A MEDICARE ACCOUNT IS DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE, THE DEDUCTIBLE AND/OR COINSURANCE AMOUNTS WILL BE WRITTEN OFF USING THE APPROPRIATE PAT CODE(S). NON COVERED AMOUNTS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICARE BAD DEBT. ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION REGARDING DEDUCTIBLE AND COINSURANCE AMOUNTS WILL BE COLLECTED AND FILED FOR COST REPORTING PURPOSES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO COMPLY WITH IRS 501(R) REQUIREMENTS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16a FAP website	- NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL: Line 16a URL: HTTPS://NORTHCOUNTRYHOSPITAL.ORG/FINANCIAL-SERVICES/;
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16b FAP Application website	- NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL: Line 16b URL: HTTPS://NORTHCOUNTRYHOSPITAL.ORG/FINANCIAL-SERVICES/;
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16c FAP plain language summary website	- NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL: Line 16c URL: https://northcountryhospital.org/wp-content/uploads/NCH-Financial-Aid-Policy-48-2024.pdf;
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 2 Needs assessment	THE HOSPITAL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOCUS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS - INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH DISPARITIES, ALCOHOL, DRUG AND TOBACCO PREVENTION, PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE VT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REMAINS AN EXCELLENT AND VERY THOROUGH DATA SOURCE, WITH DATA AVAILABLE STATEWIDE, BY COUNTY AND BY SCHOOL SUPERVISORY DISTRICTS. DATA IS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND INCLUDES, FOR EXAMPLE TOPICS SUCH AS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, CHRONIC DISEASE, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DATA, RISK FACTORS SUCH AS ALCOHOL, DRUG AND TOBACCO USE, OBESITY, LIFESTYLE CHOICES. DATA REGARDING SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND EDUCATION LEVEL IS ALSO READILY AVAILABLE, AGAIN FOR THE STATE AS WELL AS BY COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALL DATA IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE AT WWW.HEALTHVERMONT.GOV AND AT HUMANSERVICES.VERMONT.GOV. THE HOSPITAL ALSO COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO COMPLY WITH NEW IRS 501(R) REQUIREMENTS.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance	FOR BALANCES OVER $500.00 A HELP IS AVAILABLE LETTER IS MAILED WITH THE INITIAL BILL, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE BALANCE IS SELF-PAY, PRIMARY OR AFTER INSURANCE. IN ADDITION, OUR COLLECTION LETTERS ALL REFER TO OUR FREE CARE PROGRAM ASKING THE PATIENT TO CALL TO DISCUSS THIS AND OTHER OPTIONS. WHEN FREE CARE IS DISCUSSED WITH THE PATIENT, IT IS EXPLAINED THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE AND WE OFFER OUR HELP IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. FOR SELF-PAY PATIENTS THAT ARE IP, ONE OF THE FINANCIAL COUNSELORS ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS MEDICAID AS WELL AS FREE CARE.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 4 Community information	WE SERVE TWO OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED COUNTIES IN VERMONT. WITH A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 RESIDENTS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, OUR POPULATION, AS COMPARED TO VT AND THE US, HAS A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS LIVING UNDER THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND A VERY HIGH RATE OF ADULTS AGE 25+ WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, WHILE THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER, AGAIN AS COMPARED TO VT AND THE US. OUR REGION CONSISTENTLY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE. THIS PRIMARILY WHITE POPULATION IS FOUND IN VERY SMALL COMMUNITIES SCATTERED OVER A RURAL, MOUNTAINOUS, AND LAKE-DOTTED AREA, MAKING TRAVELING AND NETWORKING A CHALLENGE, PARTICULARLY IN THE HARSH WINTER MONTHS.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 Promotion of community health	IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES LISTED ON PART II, OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PROVIDING SKILLED NURSING SERVICES WHILE ACUTELY ILL PATIENTS ARE TRANSFERRED BY AMBULANCE TO A TERTIARY CARE CENTER, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION IN THE EDUCATION OF STUDENT NURSES AND MEDICAL STUDENTS, DONATING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR CONTINUED USE, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARDS OF SEVERAL HEALTH RELATED AGENCIES SUCH AS THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE, AND THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO IMPLEMENTS A HELP LINE FOR THE HOMEBOUND OR FRAIL INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE ALONE. A NUMBER OF LOCAL RESIDENTS RECEIVE THIS SERVICE AT NO COST TO THEM.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 6 Affiliated health care system	NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COLLECTIVELY DO BUSINESS AS NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEM (NCHS). NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. (HEALTH SYSTEM) IS THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY FOR ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER, INC. (HOSPITAL). NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER, INC. OPERATES A 25-BED ACUTE ARE HOSPITAL FACILITY IN NEWPORT, VERMONT. THE HOSPITAL PRIMARILY EARNS REVENUES BY PROVIDING INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN NEWPORT, VERMONT, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES A NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN CLINICS IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 7 State filing of community benefit report	VT

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	Yes (true)	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GREGORY WALKER MD
MEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT	$532,026	$0	$9,679	$0	$0	$0	$24,750	$0	$17,028	$0	$583,483	$0	$0	$0
PETER STUART MD
MEDICAL STAFF VICE PRESIDENT	$550,051	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,750	$0	$5,168	$0	$579,969	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS FRANK
PRESIDENT & CEO	$248,801	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$12,990	$0	$2,002	$0	$278,793	$0	$0	$0
TRACEY PAUL
COO	$332,923	$0	$40,000	$0	$0	$0	$19,832	$0	$32,279	$0	$425,034	$0	$0	$0
Denise Carter
VP Patient Care Services	$169,622	$0	$46,711	$0	$3,206	$0	$3,808	$0	$12,350	$0	$235,697	$0	$0	$0
GENE WU MD
PHYSICIAN	$473,303	$0	$1,131	$0	$43,638	$0	$23,100	$0	$7,449	$0	$548,621	$0	$0	$0
Eric Mullins MD
PHYSICIAN	$679,326	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,250	$0	$31,421	$0	$718,997	$0	$0	$0
STEPHANE MULLIGAN MD
PHYSICIAN	$646,749	$0	$0	$0	$45,459	$0	$16,285	$0	$34,673	$0	$743,166	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW KELLEY MD
PHYSICIAN	$480,771	$0	$84,793	$0	$24,668	$0	$13,075	$0	$34,358	$0	$637,665	$0	$0	$0
MARC BOUCHARD MD
PHYSICIAN	$549,804	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$24,439	$0	$34,265	$0	$618,508	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 5a Compensation contingent on revenues of the organization	PHYSICIANS EARN COMPENSATION BASED UPON THEIR PRODUCTIVITY AGAINST ESTABLISHED TARGETS. INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO INCREASED REVENUES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. VP/DIRECTOR INCENTIVES ARE ALSO BASED ON REVENUES AND PERFORMANCE.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments	THE SENIOR TEAM AND CERTAIN DOCTORS ARE GIVEN BONUSES BASED ON SPECIFIC PROGRAM PERFORMANCE.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VERMONT EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH BUILDINGS FINANCING AGENCY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	237154467	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	000000000	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2016-06-01	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$18,743,131	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	BOND REFUNDING- NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$6,996,068	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$18,743,131	TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$222,402	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$18,520,729	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion	2016	SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	false	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (true)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	false	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Total Private Business Use	0.0	TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	false	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	false	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	Yes (true)	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (true)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	Yes (true)	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PEOPLES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Superintegrated Hedge	false	SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated	false	HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Regulatory Safe Harbor Stsfd	false	RegulatorySafeHarborStsfdInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	false	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	false	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2c DATE OF REBATE COMPUTATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A REBATE CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE BONDS AS OF 6/7/2017. NO REBATE DUE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	VENTILATORS	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$34,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	OUR MISSION: OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. VISION: WE WILL BE REGARDED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR VALUES: - QUALITY PATIENT CARE IS OUR GREATEST COMMITMENT - EMPLOYEES ARE OUR GREATEST ASSETS - EXCELLENT PATIENT EXPERIENCE IS OUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT - THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IS OUR GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 7a, & 7b - MEMBERS / STOCKHOLDERS / OTHER PERSONS	THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL SHALL BE NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., A VERMONT NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, ACTING THROUGH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE MEMBER WHEN ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS SUCH. THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO ENJOY AND EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS AND POWERS CONFERRED ON MEMBERS OF NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AFFILIATION. THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE SUCH OTHER POWERS AS ARE SPECIFIED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND IN THESE BYLAWS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT THE POWER TO ELECT AND REMOVE TRUSTEES AND TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. TWELVE OF THE TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE MEMBER. THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO EXERCISE THE FOLLOWING POWERS IS CONDITIONED ON THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE MEMBER: (1) THE ADOPTION OF ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGETS; (2) THE ADOPTION OF CAPITAL BUDGETS; (3) ANY VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION, MERGER, OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE HOSPITAL OR THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE HOSPITAL'S ASSETS, OR THE CREATION OR ACQUISITION OF ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE CORPORATION OF THE HOSPITAL; (4) ANY AGREEMENT OR TRANSACTION, EITHER OF WHICH IS OF A MATERIAL NATURE, WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION CONTROLLED DIRECTLY BY OR AFFILIATED WITH THE MEMBER; AND (5) THE BORROWING OF ANY SUM IN EXCESS OF $100,000 WHICH HAS A STATED TERM GREATER THAN ONE YEAR OR WHICH IS SECURED BY A MORTGAGE OF ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL'S REAL PROPERTY OR BY A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE HOSPITAL'S ASSETS OR REVENUES, BUT NOT INCLUDING ANY BORROWING OF LESS THAN $ 100,000 TO PURCHASE OR LEASE EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT IS SECURED SOLELY BY A PURCHASE MONEY TITLE RETENTION OR OTHER FORM OF SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT IN THE EQUIPMENT OR PERSONAL PROPERTY BEING ACQUIRED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a & 15b - COMPENSATION REVIEW	THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CEO AND SENIOR TEAM SALARIES USING COMPARABILITY DATA. THE REVIEW PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE TEAM IN DETAIL. AFTER IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED, IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST AND MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD, COMMITTEE, OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO, ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION, ARE CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT A TRUSTEE, OFFICER, COMMITTEE MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION'S LEADERSHIP GROUP BECOMES CONCERNED THAT ANOTHER INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN UNDISCLOSED FINANCIAL INTEREST OR IS EXERTING INAPPROPRIATE INFLUENCE RELATED TO A FINANCIAL INTEREST, THIS CONCERN SHOULD BE RAISED WITH THE CHAIR OF THE APPROPRIATE BOARD OR COMMITTEE OR, IF INVOLVING THE LEADERSHIP GROUP, AN APPROPRIATE CORPORATE OFFICER. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON BY THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TO INSTRUCT AN INTERESTED PERSON ON THE RESTRICTIONS ON HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION PURSUANT TO THIS POLICY IN ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TO ENFORCE THESE RESTRICTIONS. AWARENESS/COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY EACH INTERESTED PERSON SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. EACH INTERESTED PERSON SHALL DISCLOSE ON AN ANNUAL SURVEY FORM POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS RELEVANT TO THIS POLICY. EACH INTERESTED PERSON SHALL ALSO PROVIDE ON AN ANNUAL SURVEY FORM A LIST OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING SPOUSE, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, PARENTS, SIBLINGS AND ANY OTHER PERSON WHO LIVES IN HIS/HER HOUSEHOLD, IN ORDER THAT THE CORPORATION MAY HAVE A RECORD OF ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED DISQUALIFIED PERSONS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH TAX EXEMPT STATUS REQUIREMENTS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT INVOLVES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, INCLUDING A CONSIDERATION OF INDEPENDENT COMPARABILITY DATA, VALUATIONS OR APPRAISALS, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE (OR QUORUM) OF ALL OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS (REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER PRESENT AT A MEETING): (I) WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, (II) WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION, AND (III) WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC UPON AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR ASSISTANT.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A BOARD OF DIRECTORS	NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER AND NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEMS SHARE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NO BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR DUTIES AS DIRECTORS. THOMAS FRANK, CEO, WORKS APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER WEEK BETWEEN NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER AND NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEMS. HE IS COMPENSATED FOR HIS DUTIES IN THAT CAPACITY. PETER STUART AND GREGORY WALKER ARE COMPENSATED AS EMPLOYEES OF NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL. THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR DUTIES AS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	CONTRACT SERVICES - Total Expense: 8672017, Program Service Expense: 8672017, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; PHYSICIAN SERVICES - Total Expense: 3635809, Program Service Expense: 3635809, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; PURCHASED SERVICES - Total Expense: 1569464, Program Service Expense: 1550935, Management and General Expenses: 18529, Fundraising Expenses: ; STAFFING SERVICES - Total Expense: 436710, Program Service Expense: 436710, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; CONSULTING SERVICES - Total Expense: 195654, Program Service Expense: 195654, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; COLLECTION SERVICES - Total Expense: 1357, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: 1357, Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; - Total Expense: , Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP - -265300; CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF NCHS - 269037;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEMS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	189 PROUTY DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEWPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05829	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	222566964	EIN
Primary Activities	PARENT/FUNDRS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Type II	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST KINGDOM HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 SHERMAN DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST JOHNSBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05819	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452787538	EIN
Primary Activities	SLEEP LAB SVC	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	Related	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	-$128,933	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$874,972	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	false	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner	Yes (true)	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	0.6000	OwnershipPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd