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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Schedule J, PART I, LINE 3</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>McLeod Health uses all of the methods described in Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 to establish the compensation of its executives serving the hospitals and affiliated organizations in the McLeod Health system. Ronald L. Boring, Chairman, and Dane P. Ficco, CEO of McLeod Physician Associates II, are compensated by the system's parent company, McLeod Health.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>SINCE 1906, MCLEOD HEALTH HAS UPHELD ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE. MCLEOD HEALTH IS A LOCALLY OWNED AND MANAGED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES ON THE FOUNDATION OF PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, MODERN FACILITIES, AND AN UNSURPASSED DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IT SERVES. THE HEALTH SYSTEM TODAY COVERS A SERVICE AREA OF 15 COUNTIES, ENCOMPASSING NEARLY 11,500 SQUARE MILES AND A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION. MCLEOD HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ITS OUTSTANDING WORK IN QUALITY CARE, BEST PRACTICES, AND CLINICALLY PROVEN OUTCOMES. THESE EXTENSIVE EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN THE 2010 AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - MCKESSON QUEST FOR QUALITY PRIZE, IN WHICH MCLEOD WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO BE PRESENTED WITH THIS HONOR SINCE ITS INCEPTION. MCLEOD HEALTH HAS ALSO RECENTLY CELEBRATED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM HEALTHGRADES, THE LEADING ONLINE RESOURCE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. HEALTHGRADES SELECTED MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR 23 TOP HONORS INCLUDING THE 2014 DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. THIS DISTINCTION PLACES MCLEOD AMONG THE TOP 5% OF MORE THAN 4,500 HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE FOR ITS CLINICAL PERFORMANCE. BASED ON QUALITY MEASUREMENTS, MCLEOD WAS ALSO LISTED AMONG HEALTHGRADES' TOP 100 HOSPITALS IN CARDIAC CARE AND SURGICAL CARE. THE HOSPITALS WITHIN MCLEOD HEALTH INCLUDE MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN FLORENCE, MCLEOD DARLINGTON, MCLEOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER, MCLEOD DILLON, MCLEOD LORIS AND MCLEOD SEACOAST. THE FLORENCE FACILITY IS THE FLAGSHIP OF MCLEOD HEALTH. THIS REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FEATURES AN ACCREDITED CANCER CENTER AND HEART &amp; VASCULAR INSTITUTE, A PCI ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER, THREE DEDICATED OPEN-HEART SURGERY SUITES AS WELL AS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN HEART, CANCER, SURGERY, NEUROSURGERY, TRAUMA, CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S SERVICES AS WELL AS REHABILITATION AND SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICES AND THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED SURGERY. RECENT CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN AWARDED IN AREAS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, HEART FAILURE, AND STROKE. MCLEOD HEALTH ALSO OPERATES A HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER, SPORTS MEDICINE AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER, A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER, HOSPICE, AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES. IN 2013, MCLEOD OPENED THE CENTER FOR INTENSIVE CARE AND A CENTER FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH. TO PROVIDE ACCESS OF CARE TO OUR GROWING PATIENT POPULATION, PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION AT MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND ALSO AT MCLEOD SEACOAST IN LITTLE RIVER. A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED IN THE CAROLINA FOREST AREA AS AN EXPANSION OF MCLEOD SEACOAST. SUSTAINING CRITICAL SERVICES AND OFFERING A PERSONAL TOUCH TO EACH PATIENT IS ACCOMPLISHED EVERY DAY BY 650 PHYSICIANS AND 6,500 EMPLOYEES. CURRENTLY, MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN FLORENCE HAS 453 LICENSED BEDS, AND IN TOTAL, MCLEOD HEALTH INCLUDES 883 LICENSED BEDS FOR PATIENT CARE. THIS LEVEL OF CARE, COUPLED WITH THE DIVERSE NUMBER OF SERVICES PROVIDED, ALLOWS MCLEOD TO MEET THE UNIQUE AND VAST ARRAY OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN ITS 15-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. AS ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND PHARMACISTS AS WELL AS COMPUTER TECHNICIANS, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WORKERS, THERAPISTS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, MCLEOD IS ALSO THE REGION'S LARGEST EMPLOYER. THESE WAGES FLOW INTO NUMEROUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP STIMULATE THE REGION'S ECONOMY EACH YEAR. MCLEOD HAS PRUDENTLY BUILT AND DEVELOPED RESERVES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO GROW AS A MISSION MINDED HOSPITAL COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN THE REGION. IN TERMS OF SURPLUSES, LIKE ANY BUSINESS OR FAMILY, A HOSPITAL MUST EARN MORE THAN IT SPENDS TO BE VIABLE AND FULFILL ITS MISSION. MCLEOD HAS SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH NEEDED IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THESE FUNDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED AND ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE FOR A SERVICE ORGANIZATION APPROPRIATE TO MCLEOD'S SIZE AND SCOPE. MONEY FROM THE OPERATING MARGIN IS REINVESTED IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND USED FOR EXPANSION OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES TO MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CARE, QUALITY AND SAFETY FOR PATIENTS. IMPROVEMENTS TRANSLATE TO SERVICES NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR ACUTELY ILL PATIENTS AND THOSE IMPACTED BY THE STATE'S MOST PREVALENT DISEASES, MANY OF WHICH ARE THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION. MCLEOD'S PROJECTS AND MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY SOUTH CAROLINA DHEC'S STATE HEALTH PLAN. EVERY YEAR, THE MCLEOD HOSPITALS SERVE 150,000 PATIENTS IN THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY. MCLEOD HEALTH HOSPITALS ALSO ANNUALLY DIAGNOSE OR TREAT NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE AS OUTPATIENTS AND CARE FOR MORE THAN 30,000 ILL AND SURGICAL INPATIENTS. THE HOSPITALS AND THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ARE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. MCLEOD IS AFFILIATED WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS. MCLEOD FACILITATES A FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND SUPPORTS FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY'S BACHELOR OF SCIENCE NURSING DEGREE PROGRAM AS WELL AS FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE'S ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM. ROTATIONS AT MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS ARE ALSO OFFERED TO STUDENTS FROM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, MCLEOD HAS PARTICIPATED IN STATE-OF-THE-ART CANCER RESEARCH AND MADE CLINICAL TRIALS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MCLEOD'S INVOLVEMENT IN CANCER RESEARCH IS SUPPORTED BY MULTIPLE RESEARCH PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI), THE SOUTHEAST CLINICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM, (SCOR), AND HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (MUSC). MCLEOD IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING AREA RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL TRIAL THAT BEST SUITS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. AS NURSES ARE A PART OF THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE, THE REGION IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO EXCELLENT NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN FLORENCE AT FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY AND FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE. THESE TWO PROGRAMS ARE THE CORNERSTONE FOR RECRUITING, RETENTION AND CULTIVATION OF EXCEPTIONAL NURSES BY MCLEOD AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE REGION. ANNUALLY, MCLEOD HEALTH DONATES $75,000 TO BOTH THE FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY NURSING PROGRAMS. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS RECOGNIZE EACH SCHOOL'S NURSING PROGRAM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FOR THE REGION. THE SUCCESS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TWO COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAMS, COUPLED WITH STRONG RECRUITING EFFORTS, HAS HELPED MCLEOD AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE REGION IMPROVE THEIR NURSING VACANCY RATE CONSIDERABLY. IN ADDITION TO THIS YEAR'S GIFTS TO FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY AND FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAMS, MCLEOD ALSO OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO ASSIST THOSE WHO NEED FINANCIAL AID WITH NURSING SCHOOL. MCLEOD SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED IN AN ACCREDITED ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM SUCH AS NURSING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, MCLEOD HEALTH PROVIDED THE REGION WITH OVER $117 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CHARITY CARE TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY FAMILIES. MCLEOD HEALTH NOT ONLY PROVIDES COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH THE SERVICES OFFERED BUT ALSO BY STIMULATING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN $14 MILLION WAS CONTRIBUTED IN SALES TAX, APPROXIMATELY $646,000 IN PROPERTY TAXES, AND MORE THAN $14 MILLION IN HOSPITAL PROVIDER TAXES TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES WHERE ITS EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS LIVE AND WORK. MCLEOD HEALTH HAS NUMEROUS INITIATIVES IN PLACE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT PROMOTE PREVENTION, HEALING, AND TREATMENT. SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH SEMINARS AND WRITTEN SOURCES, SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH FAIRS, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS, FREE AND DISCOUNTED MEDICAL SUPPLIES, RESEARCH, AND FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. THE HEALTH SCREENINGS THAT ARE OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY CHECK FOR PROBLEMS WITH BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, SKIN CANCER, OSTEOPOROSIS, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE, AND STROKE. CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASSES, INFANT/CHILD CPR, COMMUNITY CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS BY CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIANS, AND SAFESITTERS SESSIONS ARE ALSO OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MCLEOD FOUNDATION HELPS FINANCIALLY SUPPORT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, GROWTH, AND PROJECTS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND GRANTS. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH BUDGET ALLOCATES APPROXIMATELY $250,000 ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR SPONSORSHIPS AND DONA</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF MCLEOD HEALTH (SOLE MEMBER) HAS FINAL AUTHORITY AS NEEDED ON THE MAKEUP AND DECISION-MAKING OF MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE II'S BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF MCLEOD HEALTH (SOLE MEMBER) HAS FINAL AUTHORITY AS NEEDED ON THE MAKEUP AND DECISION-MAKING OF MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE IIS BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION USES TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 CONSISTS OF PROVIDING COPIES OF THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MCLEOD HEALTH (SOLE MEMBER OF MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II) AT THE JUNE 2015 BOARD MEETING, ALONG WITH A PRESENTATION COVERING THE FORM 990 BY THE PREPARING FIRM, KPMG LLP, TO ALLOW FOR A THOROUGH REVIEW BY THE SOLE MEMBER'S BOARD BEFORE THE FILING DATE OF AUGUST 15, 2015.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN THAT ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE REMAINING INDIVIDUALS ON THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WILL DECIDE IF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS 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 ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF MCLEOD HEALTH'S (SOLE MEMBER'S) CEO AND THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE PROCESS INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. IN THE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION, THE CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES WERE COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITIONS. INDIVIDUALS WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN THEIR COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, PROVIDES FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND ADDRESSES ISSUES OF GOVERNANCE SUCH AS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MCLEOD HEALTH (SOLE MEMBER) WERE AUDITED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.</ExplanationTxt>
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