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BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (EIN 03-0107300)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-08-14
IRS object ID
201902269349300310
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Business Name Line1Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBRATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8022570341PhoneNum

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Address Line117 Belmont AvenueAddressLine1Txt
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PersonSteven GordonPersonNm
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Address Line117 Belmont AvenueAddressLine1Txt
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Gross Receipts$89,790,085GrossReceiptsAmt
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MissionBrattleboro Memorial Hospital will provide community-based quality health services delivered with compassion and respect.MissionDesc
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DescProvision of Hospital Care, both inpatient and outpatient services, on a region-wide basis. Approximately 164,221 outpatients and 2,017 inpatients were served throughout the year.Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is a modern, well-equipped and professionally staffed community hospital which has been serving greater Brattleboro and the tri-state area since 1904. Throughout our more than a century of caring for our community, BMH has kept up with medical technology which, in turn, has drawn excellent physicians to our facility. The BMH Medical Staff boasts more than 100 board-certified physicians, active in both primary care and many specialties.Desc

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Expense$452,729ExpenseAmt
DescCharity Care:The Hospital's charity care program is designed to assist those patients who are either uninsured, underinsured or have limited financial resources that impact their ability to fully pay for their hospital care. Before completing an application for charity care, patients are first asked to investigate whether or not they may be eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, Veteran's Benefits or other governmental or public assistance programs. The Hospital's qualifications for charity care are as follows:1) Charity care is limited to medically necessary services. Patients receiving certain elective services, such as those considered cosmetic, investigational or experimental, are expected to make payment arrangements in advance, as these types of services are not covered by the charity care program.2) Patient's family income must be at or below 300% of the current Federal Poverty Income Guidelines for their applicable family size.The Hospital maintains records to identify and monitor the level of charity care it provides. These records include the amount of charges foregone for services and supplies furnished under its charity care policy, the estimated cost of those services and supplies and equivalent service statistics. The following information measures the level of the charity care provided during the year ended September 30, 2018:Equivalent percentage of charity care services to all services 0.69%Number of patients receiving charity care 1,310In addition, the Hospital incurs a payment shortfall in the treatment of Medicaid patients. This government program reimburses for medical services at less than the costs incurred to provide those services. In 2018 and 2017, respectively, the Hospital incurred a shortfall of approximately$9,395,000 and $9,219,000 related to treating Medicaid patients.The Hospital also provided other community benefits upon which no monetary value has beenplaced.-BMH provides space at no cost to the local non-profit Brattleboro Walk-in Clinic.-Offers free smoking cessation classes.-Collaborates with other community agencies in publishing a community wellness calender twice a year.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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Patty O'Donnell
Board Chair1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Phillips
Board Vice Chair1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Mandracchia
Board Secretary1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deborah Boyle
Past Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rhonda Calhoun
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Carvell
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Daley
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Idelkope MD
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$65,784$0$0
Donna McElligott
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth McLarney MD
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$664,655$0$41,442
John VP Meyer
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Burton D Tepfer MD
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Steven Gordon
President & CEO40.002.00Yes (X)$0$343,192$36,892
Michael Rogers
VP Fiscal Services40.002.00Yes (X)$0$199,945$36,809
Kathleen McGraw
Chief Medical Officer40.001.00$301,810$0$59,588Yes (X)
Mary Urquhart
Past VP Patient Care Services40.001.00$0$185,709$16,687Yes (X)
Gregory R Gadowski
General Surgeon40.000.00$332,153$0$37,644Yes (X)
Thomas H Lewis MD
General Surgeon40.000.00$361,196$0$42,721Yes (X)
Ellen Paquin
OB/GYN40.000.00$277,438$0$33,289Yes (X)
Craig A Rinder
Urology40.000.00$374,532$0$10,800Yes (X)
William Vranos
Orthopedics40.000.00$379,029$0$14,175Yes (X)
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene
580-90 Court StreetKeeneNH03431Physician Services$2,630,681
PPR Travel
PO Box 674009DallasTX752674009Temporary Staffing$1,601,807
Cerner Corporation
PO Box 959156St LouisMO631959156Computer Services$1,400,250
Southern VT Health Services Corp
17 Belmont AvenueBrattleboroVT05301Management Fees$1,115,040
Anesthesia Physicians of Brattleboro
17 Belmont AvenueBrattleboroVT05301Anesthesia Service$859,089
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Meaningful Use Revenue900099$34,000$34,000
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Management And General$498,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$866,053ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Provider Taxes$4,541,687$4,541,687
Drugs$3,986,723$3,986,723
Medical/Surgical Suppli$3,689,208$3,665,849$23,359
Lab Supplies$1,149,853$1,149,818$35

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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EOY$404,820EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$82,570,726EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,971BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Unrealized Loss on Interest Rate Swap 187,947. Change in Interest in SVHSC 1,620. Rental Expenses 396,563.
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Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalPart V, Section B, Line 5: A Steering Committee was formed that represented a cross section of diverse community organizations and members that represented various community populations and age groups. Group forums, Steering Committee meetings and various surveys were conducted during the time period from December 2014 and ending June 2015.The Needs Assessment was approved by the Board in November, 2015.
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalPart V, Section B, Line 6a: The Hospital's CHNA was conducted in partnership with Grace Cottage Hospital and The Brattleboro Retreat.
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalPart V, Section B, Line 11: Through utilization of 2015 consumer survey input, focus group feedback, and population health indicators, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital identified the following significant health needs within the Brattleboro Hospital Service Area. The health needs goals were prioritized as follows:Improve the following health indicators of the community:1. Mental Health2. Obesity3. Substance Abuse4. Aging5. Dental Health Problems6. Difficulty Navigating Healthcare System7. Transportation8. Culturally Competent Medical StaffMental Health:Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and FY 2018, the organization will develop and implement a work plan that aims to provide on-going screening and intervention for mental health diagnoses. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will enhance community partnerships and collaborations to provide comprehensive and holistic care for those individuals with mental health diagnosis. Collaboration: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will continue to develop and expand robust community partnerships to enhance the provision of community-based care. These partnerships include, but are not limited to: The Brattleboro Retreat, Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services, Support and Services at Home, The Vermont Chronic Care initiative, skilled nursing home facilities, and additional mental health community partnerships to address mental health needs.Action Plan:1. The local Regional Clinical Performance Committee (RCPC) works with community agencies with goals of decreasing ER admissions for mental health disorder and improving the quality of life for these individuals. BMH will provide leadership and staff participation for the RCPC.Update: The Accountable Community for Health (ACH) was formed combining the Agency of Human Services District Leadership Team (DLT) and the RCPC. This group will further focus on Community Care Coordination. BMH has hired RN Care Coordinators in their Primary Care and Specialty Practices. Continued Coordination has occurred with the monthly Interagency Care Coordination meeting, and shared care plans are being created utilizing OneCare's eletronic platform, Care Navigator, for attributed patients. 2. BMH-owned Patient-centered Medical Homes will conduct ongoing screening for depression and other mental health disorders. The practices will continue to use the PHQ-9 and the PHQ-2 for depression screening and assessment of progression. If the screening results are positive, the practices refer to the Community Health Team and appropriate community agencies.Update: The BMH Medical Group continues to use the PHQ-2 to screen for depression and further screen with the PHQ-9 if indicated. Patients are then referred to a Mental Health Clinician if indicated.3. Just So Pediatrics will house a .2 FTE mental health clinician readily available from Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS) to be an embedded clinician to see families and children with mental health diagnoses.Update: Just So Pediatrics continues to house an HCRS mental health clinician one afternoon a week.4. Just So Pediatrics and Brattleboro Primary Care will continue to participate in ongoing quarterly COR (Collaborative Office Rounds) meetings organized by The Retreat to educate pediatricians and family practitioners on adolescent mental health and systems issues.Update: Just So Pediatrics continues to participate in ongoing COR meetings. Feedback from Just So Pediatrics is that these rounds have been invaluable for keeping up to date with psychiatric skills, increasing capacity in the area, and for collaboration. Currently COR participation and education is not formally being tracked.5. BMH will continue to provide supplemental, in-kind support of the Windham County Community Health team, the staffing of which includes a Behavioral Specialist, and practice staff implementing and tracking SBIRT methodologyUpdate: Brattleboro Family continues the SBIRT model with an embedded Mental Health Clinician. This proved to work very well and warm hand offs were utilized between the PCP and the Mental Health Clinician.6. Enhance BMH's relationship and partnership with Brattleboro Pastoral Counseling, Otter Creek, Anna Marsh, HCRS, Youth Services, and other private providers to enhance access of availability of mental health providers.Update: The Regional Psychiatric Strategy Group of which BMH is part of, continues to meet bi-monthly, recent topics include tele-psychiatry and community approach to mental health services.Obesity:Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and 2018, the organization will develop and implement a workplan that aims to promotion health and wellness in Windham County. The organization is aware of the significant positive impact of early screening and educational intervention in the prevention of obesity and the co-morbid conditions associated with obesity including, but not limited to heart disease, high blood pressure, Type 2 Diabetes, respiratory problems, and certain cancers.Collaboration: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital collaborates extensively with Grace Cottage Hospital and the Brattleboro Retreat to provide pro-active health and wellness education in the Community. BMH participates in relevant community coalitions and councils which will continue.Action Plan: 1. Early Pediatric practice obesity screening and intervention. - Just So Pediatrics will continue to participate in Vermont Child Health Improvement Project (VCHIP) aimed at early intervention with childhood obesity. - In February 2016, the Community Health Team will expand to include a .2 FTE LPN position to Brattleboro Primary Care's pediatric department. This new CHT member will participate in childhood obesity education programs and make referrals of children and families to the Community Health Team's Health Coach for nutrition and exercise education.
Continuation of Part V, Section B, Line 11:Update: Just So Pediatrics, Brattleboro Primary Care, and Maplewood Family Practice continue to participate in VCHIP. Just So Pediatrics and Brattleboro Primary Care both have .2 FTE CHT embedded pediatric care coordinators, who refer to the CHT Health Coach as appropriate. Maplewood has a full time RN Care Coordinator who refers to the CHT Health Coach or Registered Dietician as needed. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will be participating in Rise VT, focusing on exercise and preventing childhood obesity.2. BMH will continue to support staffing for on-going Taking off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) program.Update: The TOPS program was eliminated due to lack of participation.3. The Community Health Team offers walking groups, cooking classes, yoga, and Tai Chi to the community and hospital staff.Update: In 2017 there were two weekly walking groups with 6-12 participants at two different sites BMH and Red Clover Commons, elderly housing in Brattleboro. There were 3 sessions of Co-Op Healthy Eating offered with approx. 5 people in each session. Chair yoga offered weekly with 7-10 participants attending. Tai Chi, also offered weekly, has 7-9 participants. The Juggling for Health program was added and has 8-11 participants weekly.4. BMH Health Coach attends community committees and coalitions to work to make "the healthier choice, the easier choice" i.e. teaching food pantry/shelves employees how to prepare healthy food. CHT Health Coach is an active member of the Hunger Council, comprised of 25-40 community members who have an interest in addressing food insecurity. The Health Coach held a workshop on 1/21/16 at the Drop-in Center to offer a cooking demo on soup making with ingredients available at the food shelves.Update: In addition to the Hunger Council, the Health Coach continues to work closely with agencies such as SASH, The Gathering Place, and Groundworks in helping to make "the healthier choice, the easier choice". The Health Coach also promotes and distributes policies and interventions highlighted by the VT Chapter of the American Heart Association.Veggie Van Go was established in 2017 and sponsored by the Vermont Foodbank. They come to the BMH campus monthly (3rd Monday of the Month at noon) and distribute fruits and vegetables to community members. Veggie Van Go has been providing fruits and vegetables to approx. 100 families per month. The foodbank also provides cooking demonstrations at the pick-up site and features fruits and veggies that are being distributed that month.5. Explore recording of Wellness in Windham County Calendar healthy nutrition classes through BCTV.Update: This has not yet been explored.6. Explore re-institution of employee wellness program.Update: A new BMH Wellness team was developed which is led by the HR department.Substance Abuse:Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and 2018, the organization will develop and implement a work plan that aims to take an active role in the care, treatment and mitigation of substance abuse in Windham County. Having made this commitment, the organization recognizes the importance of partnerships in this effort to decrease the substance abuse epidemic in Windham County. These partnerships bring needed addictions medicine expertise to the effort. These partners include, but are not limited to The Brattleboro Retreat, Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services, the Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition, the Vermont Department of Health, and the Hub & Spoke state-wide infrastructure.Collaboration: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will be engaging with medical, mental health, pharmacist community partners and organizations, including BAPC and the Prescription Drug Group, to identify patients at risk and provide comprehensive community care coordination to support these individuals to receive needed resources that focus on treatment of addiction and improvement of quality of life.Action Plan:1. Support Regional Clinical Performance committee (RCPC) work with substance abuse population.Update: The Accountable Community for Health (ACH) was formed combining the District Leadership Team (DLT) and the RCPC. This group will further focus on Community Care Coordination, including coordinating care for individuals needing treatment for substance misuse. BMH has hired RN Care Coordinators in their Primary Care and Specialty practices, and continued Care Coordination has occurred with the monthly Interagency Care Coordination meetings.2. Improve coordination and transition of care communication for patients with addictions.Update: A biweekly meeting has been established with Primary and Specialty Care Coordinators, CHT staff, and ED and Inpatient Care Managers to enhance the transition of care for complex patients. The ICCMC (see number 1) extends this collaboration to our community partners.3. Maintain active BMH Narcotics Task Force.Update: The BMH Medical Group Medical Director chairs the BMH Narcotics Task Force.4. Practice-wide implementation of Medical Screening (MED Score).Update: Narcotic prescribing practices have been updated based on the new laws that came out in July 2017. BMH has implemented many workflow updates to abide by the new prescribing laws.5. Continual collaboration/contractual agreement with The Brattleboro Retreat to administer Windham County Hub & Spoke services and treatment (Medicaid supported). BMH serves as the administrative entity for the Windham County Spoke.Update: BMH Director of Community Initiatives/Blueprint Project Manager meets monthly with The Brattleboro Retreat to discuss Spoke implementation and progress. We are currently supporting approx. 130 patients per month in the Hub & Spoke program.6. Explore opportunities within BMH medical staff to increase number of office-based Suboxone prescribers.Update: There is currently a Suboxone Provider located at Putney Family Healthcare.7. Enhance screening and treatment protocols for pregnant women with opioid addiction diagnoses.Update: Brattleboro OB/GYN (BOG) has been participating in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and has screened thru April 2018, 189 pregnant women and of those women screened 78 (41%) were referred to the WHI Social Worker.8. Explore possibilities for training Hub & Spoke Medication Assisted Treatment Team in co-occurring disorders.Update: This has not yet been explored.9. Host quarterly meeting of area Pharmacists and Medical Staff.Update: The Rx Abuse Prevention Task force is meeting quarterly at different venues to discuss preventing abuse of Prescription Opioids and other controlled substances. This has proven to be a very productive dialogue between Clinicians and Pharmacists in the Brattleboro Area.10. Implement SBIRT methodology into MD practices to enhance early identification and treatment of substance abuse disorders.Update: SBIRT was implemented into Brattleboro Family Medicine in 2016 and continued in 2017. A Mental Health worker was embedded in the practice for 24 hours/week to provide brief intervention and referrals to treatment.11. Continue use of CRAFFT screening tool for adolescents in BMH pediatrics.Update: Just So Pediatrics continue to use CRAFFT screening tool for adolescents.Aging: Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and 2018, the organization will develop and implement a workplan that aims to implement strategies to enhance the quality of life for elders in its primary and secondary service area. BMH Senior Management and its Board of Directors have identified aging individuals as a segment of the population for whom resources should be allocated.Collaboration: BMH will collaborate with local extended care facilities, Senior Solutions, SASH, RCPC community partnerships, and the Brattleboro Housing Authority to mitigate the health (physical and mental) and socio-economic issues associated with the process of aging.Action Plan: 1. Finance and maintain Post-Acute Care Department to provide quality care to elders in skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes. The Post-Acute Care Department is staffed by one MD (internist) and an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Post-Care Acute Care Quality Work includes:Wound care: protocol for what gets referred to the Wound Center. When a patient has a wound, protocol for how often they get seen and by whom. Diabetes management in LTC.
Continuation of Part V, Section B, Line 11:Antibiotic use: PA-C joined antibiotic stewardship program within the Hospital. Creating protocol for when antibiotics are used and standardize which antibiotics get used.Narcotic/Anti-psychotic use in the Hospital: Looking at when and how narcotics are given to LTC and rehab patients. Reduce poly pharmacy.Rehab: Looking at length of stay and number of referrals. Creating protocol for how long someone stays in rehab and what is examined when they are in rehab. PA-C is looking at setting criteria for what they review on rehab patients. Doing this in concert with our ACO, Genesis (PT for VG and TH) and Home health agencies. Trend LTC/BMH ER and admissions.Discharge Planning: Working with Care Management at BMH to have care conferences when a patient is d/c from BMH and going to nursing home. Looping admissions at the NHs into this conversation. PA-C is also attending ICC rounds as a result when applicable. Explore options for Assisted Living Home expansion.Update: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital continues to finance and maintain a Post-Acute Care Department to provide quality care to elders in skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes. Many initiatives as described in the action plan have begun and are ongoing. The Post-Acute department worked closely with the ACT and Skilled Nursing Facilities, and the length of stay for rehab has decreased. The PA-C department is staffed with 3 Physicians.2. Support MD leadership and staff participation in Regional Clinical Performance Committee Leadership Group and Regional Clinical Performance Committee focusing on increased utilization of Medicare Hospice and quality of life at end of life.Update: This work has continued with the Post Acute Care team in 2017.3. Continue support of BMH Ethics Committee work with Advance Directives.Update: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is partnered with Brattleboro Area Hospice's "taking steps" program to provide education to primary care providers about advance directives and had volunteers in the practices to assist with the process.4. Improve community-wide fall risk screening and education program through collaboration with SASH.Update: The Emergency Department continues to assess patients for their fall risk in the ED. SASH has implemented a fall risk assessments for admissions and the assessment is performed annually at their wellness visit.5. Increase rate of flu vaccination for seniors in Patient-Centered Medical Homes.Update: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital's Medical Group has increased efforts to increase the rate of flu vaccinations for seniors. This information is currently being tracked and outreach is conducted as needed.6. CHT will perform outreach to referred vulnerable elderly adults.Update: CHT and SASH continue to meet monthly to discuss the vulnerable elderly population. The Interagency Care Team continues to meet monthly as well. With embedded Care Coordinators in several practices, referrals are also being made to CHT throught the primary care offices. SASH continues to do Fall Risk Assessments during their annual wellness checks.Dental Health Problems:Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and 2018, the organization will develop and implement a work plan that aims to show BMH's commitment in partnering with the professional dental community to identify strategic initiatives and goals to improve dental access and dental health in its hospital service area. BMH commits to being available to host Dental Society meetings and arranging meetings between the Emergency Department and local dentists as the vehicle by which this community-wide strategic planning can take place.Collaboration: BMH will continue collaboration with the community of local dentists, VDH Dental Hygienist, the Walk-in Clinic, and existing community organizations/partners involved in support of dental healthcare, quality and equity for the low-income, minority and underserved populations. BMH Emergency Department will utilize evidence-based care standards as per Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Centers for treatment of dental health problems.Action Plan:1. Host local dental community meetings that include participation by Emergency Department MD's, allied health staff, Primary Care Physicians, and the Director of Population Health.Update: In December of 2016, BMH hosted a meeting facilitated by the United Way that included local dentists, VDH, the Walk-in Clinic, and existing community organizations/partners involved in support of dental healthcare.2. Support of United Way dental initiatives including Windham County Dental Day.Update: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital continues to support United Way dental initiatives.3. Participate in community meetings regarding Windham County dental health issues.Update: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has participated in community meetings with the walk in clinic and United Way.4. Support legislative bill for dental therapist/expanded dental hygienist role.Update: No update5. BMH pediatric practices to utilize EES dental Clinic and Saturday surgery resources.Update: Just So Pediatrics continues to utilize EED dental clinic and Saturday surgery resources, but are not currently tracking referrals.6. Just So Pediatrics will provide fluoride administration.Update: Just So Pediatrics has initiated the fluoride varnish program and conducts water testing for fluoride.Difficulty Navigating the Healthcare System:Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and 2018, the organization will develop and implement a work plan that aims to assist the community by provision of ongoing assistance in navigation through healthcare services and insurance requirements, enhance "one-stop shopping" opportunities for health service consumers, and support comprehensive community care coordination infrastructure. BMH will collaborate with community organizations to provide advocacy and services to low-income, minority and underserved populations. BMH will conduct health needs assessment of populations served by Groundworks, a combined entity of Morningside Shelter and the Drop-in Center, as well as the overflow shelter. BMH will support the Director of Patient Experience position and the Community Resource Liaison position to provide assistance with patient questions/complaints, insurance assistance and navigation through the healthcare system.Collaboration: BMH collaborates extensively and formally with community organizations involved in the domains of health and services including but not limited to Vermont Department of Health, United Way, Health Care and Rehabilitation Services, the Brattleboro Retreat, Groundworks, and SEVCA. This rich collaborative network partnership creates an environment for the identification of healthcare system Navigation issues as well as a forum for identifying and implementing system-wide improvements.Action Plan: 1. Identify qualitative and quantitative health needs of population utilizing Groundworks (Morningside Shelter, Drop-in Center and overflow shelter through a Health Needs Assessment and focus groups (1/16-3/16)-Present data referenced above to Senior Leadership/Board of Directors with Action Plan being developed based on findings.Update: The Vulnerable Population Care Coordinator continues to be embedded at Groundworks and works collaboratively with HCRS to improve access to healthcare for this population.
Continuation of Part V, Section B, Line 11:2. Continue to provide a Community Resource Liaison position.Update: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital continued to provide a Community Resource Liaison position in 2017.3. Continue to provide a Director of Patient Experience position.Update: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital continued to provide a Director of Patient Experience position in 2017.4. Develop online, internal and community resource guide to assist healthcare staff in making appropriate referral for clients/patients.Update: This work began in 2016 with collaboration between the Information Systems Department and RN Care Coordinator. Through work with the District Leadership Team, Integrating Family Services, and the BMH Care Coordination team, it was identified that this effort may be duplicative of Vermont 211.5. Promote community education regarding resources available, including Vermont 211.Update: The BMH Care Coordination Team continually shares information regarding resources available, including Vermont 211. The 211 Program Coordinator has been invited to the bi-weekly BMH Care Coordination Team meeting to discuss various community resources available.Transportation:Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and 2018, the organization will develop and implement a workplan that aims to provide representation at all community forums discussing transportation issues. In addition, the Director of Community Initiatives/Blueprint Project has been soliciting input from BMH departments regarding transportation barriers and possible solutions. BMH has provided a letter of support for the SEVT FY 2016 CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality) application for the start of a new transit system for Route 30 from Brattleboro to Jamaica. BMH will be considering the feasibility of providing matching financial support as outlined in the grant proposal.Collaboration: Collaboration with multiple community agencies, organizations, town committees, and potential federal grantees will be integral to BMH's activities and strategies to enhance transportation access in Windham County.Action Plan: 1. Provide BMH representation at local transportation discussion/planning forums.Update: CHT staff member attends Elderly & Disabled (E&D) transportation meeting regularly at the Current offices in Rockingham.2. Explore feasibility of becoming a contributor to the SEVT FY 2016 CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement) grant application.Update: Although BMH agreed to provide match for CMAQ grant application, this grant was ultimately not funded.3. Consider other options to enhance transportation resources for improved healthcare access.Update: BMH continues to be on The Current bus route.Culturally Competent Medical Staff:Goal: During FY 2016, 2017 and 2018, the organization will develop and implement a workplan that aims to improve the cultural competency of BMH staff by providing culturally comptetency training. BMH Development Department will evaluate marketing strategies to reach populations in need of population-specific healthcare services. Additionally, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will evaluate patient education resources to assess readability levels and level of cultural sensitivity/inclusivity and conduct a health needs assessment of the homeless population and develop an implementation plan.Collaboration: BMH will continue to collaborate extensively with HCRS and other community organizations, The Brattleboro Retreat and Grace Cottage Hospital. BMH is actively and contractually engaged with The Brattleboro Retreat to administer the Medicaid Hub & Spoke program. A cornerstone of this program is the reduction of the stigma associated with the opioid addicted population, many of whom are members of this population group. BMH, Grace Cottage Hospital and The Brattleboro Retreat partner to provide community health education which can be a venue for educating the community about services and programs available to the populationAction Plan: 1. BMH is currently gathering data and will address disparities through clinical quality improvement and cultural competency training for staff.Update: The RN continues to be embedded at the Drop In center and works collaboratively with Groundworks clients and staff to improve access to healthcare for this population.2. Evaluate current BMH marketing and messaging for degree of cultural diversity and sensitivity to target population.Update: It is currently the practice of the BMH development/marketing department to evaluate all materials for degree of cultural diversity and sensitivity.3. Implement strategies to evaluate educational materials for cultural appropriateness and literacy competency level.Update: Work not yet started.4. BMH has taken the "Pledge to Act to Eliminate Health Care Disparities" spearheaded by the American Hospital Association.Update: Data was collected by the Executive Director of Care Management and in collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer and Emergency Department, the decision was made to create a Care Manager position in the Emergency Department to address the needs of various vulnerable populations.This Care Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Vulnerable Population Nurse, BMH Care Coordinators and the Community Partners.5. Continue CMO/Human Resources grant for improvement in staff cultural competency.Update: BMH is exploring several trainings for staff to attend to improve cultural competency.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 3c:Brattleboro Memorial Hospital's Free Care program is designed to assist those patients who are either uninsured, underinsured or have limited financial resources that impact their ability to fully pay for their hospital care. When making application for Free Care, patients are first asked to investigate whether or not they may be eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans' Benefits or other governmental or public assistance programs. Free Care should always be the payor of last resort.A. Qualifications for Free Care:1. Free Care is limited to medically necessary services. Patients receiving certain elective services, such as those considered cosmetic, investigational or experimental, are expected to make payment arrangements in advance, as these types of services are not covered by Free Care;2. Patients' family income must be at or below 250% of the current Federal Poverty Income Guidelines for their family size;3. Patients or their guarantors must complete a Free Care application and provide the hospital with verification of income. Responsible parties may be asked to disclose the identity and amounts of any assets that could be used to pay for medical expenses.NOTE: Income verification may be waived at the discretion of the Director of Patient Financial Services, particularly in those instances in which patients have subsequently qualified for Medicaid, or are deceased, with no estate;4. Free Care applications will be processed within two weeks of the date of their receipt in our Business Office;5. Free Care applies only to those patient accounts still in active Accounts Receivable; no Free Care allowance may be applied against accounts that have been forwarded to a collection agency as Bad Debt.B. Patients will be notified in writing of their approval or denial status within 30 days of the date of receipt of the application and any required supporting documentation. All accounts written off to Free Care must be approved by the Director of Patient Financial Services or the Vice-President of Finance.
Part I, Line 7:A cost accounting system was used to calculate the amounts reported in the table. The cost accounting system addresses all patient segments. A cost-to-charge ratio was used.
Part II, Community Building Activities:1. Health Fair 2. Director of the Community Health Team participates in community coalitions such as Fit & Health Kid's Coalition, Healthier Communities Coalition. The HCC coalition, of which the Director of the Community Health Team, is a member, has been instrumental in advocating for healthy nutrition, exercise, food security, Farm to School programming & advocating for improving the built environment & town policies to support health & wellness. Many of the health improvement needs identified by & advocated for by the coalition have been incorporated into the new town plan for Brattleboro. The HCC was recognized for its success & effectiveness. The HCC has conducted Community Healthier Living Index (CHLI) assessments at Green Street School and at BMH. This YMCA tool measures community organization support for physical activity & health eating. Mini grant money will be used to implement strategies for improvements in the areas of health nutrition and exercise. 3. Our Director of Nutrition Services supports local agriculture & has been recognized for BMH's level of support. 550 BMH employees benefit from local foods & healthy choices on our breakfast, lunch & dinner menus daily.
Part III, Line 3:A simple RCC was utilized to reduce charges to cost. The estimated bad debt that may be eligible for our charity care policy was based on a 25% eligibility rate.
Part III, Line 4:Patient accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. Management provides for probable uncollectible amounts through a charge to operations and a credit to a valuation allowance based on its assessment of individual accounts and historical adjustments. Balances that are still outstanding after management has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to patient accounts receivable.In evaluating the collectibility of accounts receivable, the Hospital analyzes past results and identifies trends for each of its major payor sources of revenue to estimate the appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for bad debts. Management regularly reviews data about these major payor sources in evaluating the sufficiency of the allowance for doubtful accounts. For receivables associated with services provided to patients who have third-party coverage, the Hospital analyzes contractually due amounts and provides an allowance for doubtful accounts and a provision for bad debts, if necessary. For receivables associated with self-pay patients (which include both patients without insurance and patients with deductible and copayment balances due for which third-party coverage exists for part of the bill), the Hospital records a provision for bad debts in the period of service based on past experience, which indicates that many patients are unable or unwilling to pay amounts for which they are financially responsible. The difference between the standard rates (or the discounted rates if negotiated or eligible) and the amounts actually collected after all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted is charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts.During 2018, the Hospital increased its estimate from $5,414,985 to $7,177,617 in the allowance for doubtful accounts relating to self-pay patients, and during 2017 the Hospital decreased its estimate from $5,719,983 to $5,414,985 in the allowance for doubtful accounts relating to self-pay patients. During 2018, self-pay write-offs decreased from $4,407,730 to $3,933,657 and during 2017 self-pay write-offs increased from $3,567,049 to $4,407,730. The changes resulted from trends experienced in the collection of amounts from self-pay patients and deterioration in the aging of self-pay receivables.
Part III, Line 8:The Medicare shortfall should be considered a community benefit in its entirety. A cost-to-charge ratio was used.
Part III, Line 9b:Patients or their guarantors must complete a Free Care application and provide the hospital with verification of income. Responsible parties may be asked to disclose the identity and amounts of any assets that could be used to pay for medical expenses.NOTE: Income verification may be waived at the discretion of the Director of Patient Financial Services, particularly in those instances in which patients have subsequently qualified for Medicaid, or are deceased, with no estate.
Part VI, Line 2:BMH conducted the 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment. The needs assessment addressed health and wellness in Windham County, inclusive of lifestyle, access to care, maternal & child health, illness & death, and injury. Methodology included data analysis, on-line surveys, survey questionnaire distribution at public events, various focus groups, provider surveys and 2 formal Steering Committee meetings. Highest priority issues about healthcare & healthcare access were identified.Evaluations were given to all participants of the Community Health Needs Assessment. Participants are asked what health & wellness topics they would like to have presented. Each participant developed an implementation plan. These responses are compiled & prioritized. The committee for the calendar uses these priority requests to plan content of future calendars.
Part VI, Line 4:BMH serves a total service area that includes:- 22 towns- A population of 43,714- Compared to VT/US, residents of the service area tend to be: a. Older b. Similarly well off, especially in the secondary service area c. Less at risk for obesityThe 65+ population will be the fastest growing segment, while the 0-17 and 18-44 age cohorts drop. VT is the second oldest state in the country (after Maine). Median age in the PSA & SSA is higher than Vermont overall & significantly higher than the US median. Brattleboro area employers, like Vermont employers generally, are small in size. The 3 largest employers are: C&S Wholesale, Entergy VT, and BMH. 11,474 people commute to Brattleboro to work. The unemployment rate for Windham County as of May 2015 was 3.8%. The VT Department of Health publishes a comprehensive Health Status Report every 5 years. The most recent report is dated 2012. County data is compared to goals for VT. The indicators for Windham County for 2012 identified the following areas of concern:1. Access to health care - residents without a usual doctor; lack of health insurance2. Breast, Colon and Cervical Cancer screening rates are worse than in Vermont or less than the healthy Vermonter goal. 3. Rates of Injury in Windham County were higher than Vermont in all age groups except 0-9 year olds.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

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The Strolling of the Heifers Inc
105 Partridge RoadEast DummerstonVT05346020638820501(c)(3)$6,000FMVSupport continuing programs
Boys and Girls Club
17 Flat StreetBrattleboroVT05301030309528501(c)(3)$10,600FMVSupport continuing programs
Groundworks Collaborative LLC
PO Box 370BrattleboroVT05302030267404501(c)(3)$19,200FMVSupport continuing programs
UVM AHEC Program
1 South Prospect St Arnold 5BurlingtonVT05401030360193501(c)(3)$10,000FMVSupport continuing programs
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Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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ExplanationThe Organization makes contributions to small community events and no monitoring is deemed necessary.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Elizabeth McLarney MD
Board Member$509,961$0$136,142$0$18,552$0$14,175$0$27,267$0$706,097$0$0$0
Steven Gordon
President & CEO$0$308,928$0$16,340$0$17,924$0$14,175$0$22,717$0$380,084$0$0
Michael Rogers
VP Fiscal Services$0$198,361$0$0$0$1,584$0$14,742$0$22,067$0$236,754$0$0
Kathleen McGraw
Chief Medical Officer$284,110$0$0$0$17,700$0$14,175$0$45,413$0$361,398$0$0$0
Mary Urquhart
Past VP Patient Care Services$0$184,125$0$0$0$1,584$0$9,368$0$7,319$0$202,396$0$0
Gregory R Gadowski
General Surgeon$329,601$0$2,000$0$552$0$13,500$0$24,144$0$369,797$0$0$0
Thomas H Lewis MD
General Surgeon$339,612$0$2,000$0$19,584$0$14,850$0$27,871$0$403,917$0$0$0
Ellen Paquin
OB/GYN$276,222$0$1,000$0$216$0$14,175$0$19,114$0$310,727$0$0$0
Craig A Rinder
Urology$373,500$0$0$0$1,032$0$10,800$0$0$0$385,332$0$0$0
William Vranos
Orthopedics$300,850$0$77,147$0$1,032$0$14,175$0$0$0$393,204$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 6Bonuses paid in calendar year 2017 are mostly contractual however the net earnings are a minor consideration in the senior leadership bonus amounts.
Part I, Line 7Bonus payments made to Elizabeth McLarney and Wiliiam Vranos are qualitative bonuses based in part on worked Relative Value Units (RVUs) performed in excess of baseline expectations. Bonus payments made to Gordon Gadowsky, Thomas Lewis, and Ellen Paquin are qualitative bonuses based on attending medical staff meetings.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

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Business Name Line1Vermont Educational and Health Building Financing AgencyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Bond Issuer EIN237154467BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2016-06-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$10,500,000IssuePriceAmt
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Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$2,064,270RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$10,500,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$169,085IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$8,067,131OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent$2,263,784UnspentAmt
Current Refunding0CurrentRefundingInd
Advance RefundingYes (1)AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made0FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

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Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecYes (1)HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

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Superintegrated HedgeYes (1)SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

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Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Joanne Rogers
Family Member of Michael Rogers, VP Fiscal Services$37,656Employment0
Judith McBean
Family Member of Donna McElligott, Board Member$222,746Employment0
Gail Roberts
Family Member of Peter Carvell, Board Member$40,784Employment0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The sole member of the Hospital shall be Southern Vermont Health Services Corporation, a Vermont not-for-profit corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Board of Directors of the Hospital shall consist of eleven persons elected by Southern Vermont Health Service Corporation (sole member) from among membership of the sole member, plus the President and Medical Staff President ex officio but without the power to vote. Directors shall be elected annually by the sole member to hold office for three years and until their successors have been elected and qualified or until thier death or resignation. Elected directors may serve for a maximum of three consective three-year terms.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe Board of Directors may not take any of the following actions without the prior approval of Southern Vermont Health Service Corporation (sole member): a) Adopt any annual or long-term capital or operating budget of the Hospital; b) Authorize the Hospital to enter into any contract or engage in any transaction which is not provided for in an annual or long-term capital or operating budget of the Hospital approved by the sole member, where the amount involved exceeds an amount as determined from time to time by the sole member; c) Authorize the Hospital to transfer funds or other assets to any other organization or corporation, where the amount involved exceeds an amount as determined from time to time by the sole member; d) Authorized the Hospital to engage in, or enter into, any transaction involving the borrowing of funds, incurring of debt, and/or guaranteeing, pledging, or collateralizing of any of its assets in connection therewith; e) Adopt any new, or any changes to the existing, long-range or master plans or the Hospital; or f) Organize or acquire, or authorize the organization or acquisition of, any subsidiary or affiliate of the Hospital.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe role of the Hospital's Finance and Audit Committee includes review of the 990. The Finance and Audit Committee engages the auditors and receives the audit and a complete copy of the Form 990, including all schedules. The Finance and Audit Committee will report to the Board that the 990 review has occurred. The Board accepts The Finance and Audit Committee reports and the 990. All members of the Board will have access to the 990 prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach December, Board Members are required to complete a Conflict of Interest Statement. Beginning FY 2010, these statements were reviewed by outside counsel and reported back to the Board of Directors along with recommendations for action.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Executive Compensation Committee (ECC) of the Board of Directors (BOD) engages an outside compensation consultant to review executive compensation policies, procedures and conduct an independent regional and national market survey for senior leadership positions. The ECC sets the CEO's compensation and reviews the CEO's recommendations for other senior leadership compensation. The actions of the ECC are reviewed and approved by the BOD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Financial statements are published on our website. Our governing documents and conflict of interest policies are not made available to the public.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gContract Services & Consultant: Program service expenses 6,845,921. Management and general expenses 1,110,375. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,956,296. Contract Temp.: Program service expenses 1,344,896. Management and general expenses 10,639. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,355,535. Service Contracts: Program service expenses 1,399,851. Management and general expenses 1,257,054. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,656,905. Laundry: Program service expenses 74,072. Management and general expenses 7,463. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 81,535.
Form 990, Part X, Line 10: Land, Buildings, and EquipmentSection 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital 17 Belmont Avenue Brattleboro, VT 05301 EIN: 03-0107300 Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n).
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Unrealized Gain on Interest Rate Swap 187,947. Change in Interest in SVHSC 1,620.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

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Business Name Line1Southern Vermont Health Services CorpBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line117 Belmont AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBrattleboroCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
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EIN222564588EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvide Health Management ServicesPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
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Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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