KENNESTONE HOSPITAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: KENNESTONE HOSPITAL INC (EIN 58-2032904)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-05-14
IRS object ID: 201401349349304990
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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Form 990
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Mission Description	TO CREATE AND DELIVER HIGH QUALITY HOSPITAL, PHYSICIAN AND OTHER HEALTHCARE RELATED SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.	MissionDescription
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Description	As discussed herein, Kennestone Hospital, Inc (an affiliate of Wellstar Health System, Inc.) operates as a charitable organization consistent with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and the "community benefit standard" of IRS Revenue Ruling 69-545. In this regard, the governing body of the organization and/or its parent is composed of prominent citizens in the community, medical staff privileges in the hospital are available to all qualified physicians in the area, consistent with the size and nature of the facility; one of the hospitals operates a full-time emergency room open to all regardless of the ability to pay; the hospital provides care to needy members of its community consistent with its charity care policy regardless of their ability to pay for these services and admits as patients those able to pay for care, either themselves or through third-party payers such as private health insurance or government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; and the hospital's excess funds are generally applied to expansion and replacement of existing facilities and equipment, amortization of indebtedness, improvement in patient care, community benefit activities, and charity care. Kennestone Hospital, Inc. consists of two hospitals, Wellstar Kennestone and Wellstar Windy Hill. These hospitals combined to invest approximately $101.4 million in capital expenditures for the fiscal period. Wellstar Kennestone Hospital is a general acute hospital which provides a full range of inpatient and outpatient services for the overall health of the community. The hospital is located in Marietta, Georgia. The original hospital was constructed in 1950. The present main building was constructed in 1975. Kennestone is licensed to operate 633 beds and is currently staffed to operate 588 beds. Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital is located in the unincorporated area of Cobb County in northwest metropolitan Atlanta. It is an acute care hospital concentrating at the present time on long term care inpatient and outpatient services. The original structure was built in 1973 and renovated in 1987. The beds at Windy Hill serve medically complex patients whose average stay is approximately 30 days. Kennestone Hospital, Inc. affiliated with Northwest Georgia Health System in 1993. In 1994 Northwest Georgia Health System helped form the Promina Health System and changed its name to Promina Northwest Health System. In 1998 Promina Northwest changed its name to Wellstar Health System. Wellstar became totally independent of Promina in 2000. Kennestone Hospital, Inc. was organized in 1993 and is subordinate to, and subject to the authority of, Wellstar Health System and its governing board. Kennestone offers most major inpatient clinical services, a variety of outpatient services, women's services and open heart surgery. It is one of the largest hospitals in the state of Georgia. Kennestone is also home to a variety of state-of-the-art procedures and equipment not offered elsewhere in the larger Atlanta metro service area. The hospital has also opened several satellite outpatient imaging centers to provide easier access to our patient population. One additional service offered on the campus of Kennestone is called Atherton Place. This residential facility provides independent housing as well as assisted living to residents needing these services--especially the elderly. Kennestone also now operates a residential hospice facility at Kennesaw Mountain near the Kennestone campus. Windy Hill has transitioned its focus to long-term inpatient and outpatient services. These services include a concentration in geriatrics, rehabilitation, orthopedics and senior care. An additional service offered at Windy Hill Hospital includes a women's imaging department. The following stats constitute the overall program services for the period ended June 30, 2013: Kennestone Hospital Total Adult Discharges-35,895 Med/Surg Short StayCases-1,073 Newborn Discharges-5,418 Emergency Room Visits-122,883 Total surgery cases-22,736 Non ED OP Radiology Procedures-151,685 Cath Lab Procedures-6,754 GI Lab Procedures-3,509 Radiology Oncology procedures-16,145 Total FTEs (Paid)-3,880 Windy Hill Hospital Total Adult Discharges-379 Total Surgery Cases-2,200 Non ED OP Radiology Procedures-10,205 GI Lab Procedures-312 Sleep Lab Procedures-1,928 Total FTEs (Paid)-248 Community Benefit Reporting Community Outreach and Health Improvements-$1,566,595 Unreimbursed Charity Care (at cost)-$44,751,019 (based on charges of $159.5 million) Health professions education-$221,678 Medicaid Shortfalls(at cost)-$5,664,727 Total community benefit expense for the two hospitals was $52,204,019. Community Benefits Detail Kennestone and Windy Hill, affiliates of Wellstar Health System, participate in many community and educational programs for the overall health and benefit of the area that it serves. The following are examples of programs or services that are provided by Kennestone Hospital, Inc. for the charitable benefit of the community: Community Health/Education Wellstar's Marketing and Public Relations department provides free brochures on a variety of health-related topics such as blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, osteoporosis, and nutrition. Kennestone Hospital specifically offers the community the space and instructors for many support groups and educational opportunities--some free of charge and others at a nominal fee (examples of the offerings are women's health, palliative care, birthing classes, etc.) Kennestone and Windy Hill also offer free and/or low cost screenings for health issues such as blood pressure, cholesterol, flu shots, and others. System-wide for the reporting period over 200,000 area residents were seen at either the screenings or health fairs. School Health Program--This program is operated in conjunction with area school systems and seeks to teach school-aged children about health and safety topics such as dental health, water safety, seat belt safety and others. Safe Kids-Cobb/Cherokee Wellstar and the Cobb Public Health Department sponsor safety education events on an annual basis to the community, specifically the Cobb County area. The safety initiatives are centered around car seat checks, bike helmets, water safety and other preventive initiatives. The mission is to reduce the number of accidental injuries for children ages 14 and under. The SafeKids Cobb program provided 1,700 car seat checks with a number of car seats distributed to families in need. The Partner-in-Education program provides health-related supplies and support to area elementary and middle schools. Through the "Partners in Ministry" program, the Pastoral Care Department leads a partnership between the health system and local area congregations to link between the spiritual and clinical community needs. Sponsorships and Community Activities As part of the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month WellStar and the WellStar Cancer Network has partnered with a local television station to sponsor "Buddy Check 11", an 11Alive program designed to encourage breast self exam. The participants choose a buddy and subsequently remind their buddy to perform a monthly self exam. The program is now in its third year. WellStar Health System was the only Atlanta health system honored with a "Celebrating Our Heritage" Award by Renovacion Conyugal, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening, supporting and empowering Latino youth. WellStar has a 10-year partnership with the organization to provide financial and facility support. Team members from the Acworth Health Park participated in the building of a Habitat for Humanity home in Acworth, Georgia. The home was built on property donated to Northwest Atlanta Habitat by a retired Army Lt Col Ashley Ivey before his passing. He had stipulated that a home be built and presented to a disabled veteran. Accomplishments and Recognition Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission. Wellstar was granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Labs after rigorous testing and quality outcomes for diagnosis of heart disease. All five Wellstar hospital labs earned "Accreditation with Distinction" from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), recognized as one of the most stringent in laboratory quality assurance. Wellstar's labs are part of the 6,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide. Wellstar Sleep Disorders Center at Windy Hill Hospital offers world class care as one of the 10 largest sleep centers nationwide. The center consists of 12 rooms with more board-certified sleep specialists on staff than any sleep center in the southeast US. The program is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. As affiliates of Wellstar Health System, Kennestone and Windy Hill are part of a system that is ranked in the Top 100 in the nation according to Verispan's annual listing of the Top 100 In	Description
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Name Person	JAMES M SWARTZ	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7707925023	TelephoneNumber

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City	Marietta	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	300666340	ZIPCode

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (80 entries)

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AVRIL P BECKFORD MD
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RANDALL BENTLEY JR
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OTIS BRUMBY III
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SHAN COOPER
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ROBERT N CROSS MD
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TE RUSTY DURHAM
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THOMAS GEARHARD MD
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DAVID HAFNER MD
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T FITZ JOHNSON
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CHARLES J JONES
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JANIE MADDOX
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GARY A MILLER
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STEVEN W OWEIDA MD
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TOM PHILLIPS
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WALTER G ROBINSON
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FRANK ROS
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W ALLEN SEPARK
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JEFFERY THARP MD
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VALERY A AKOPOV MD
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DAVID W ANDERSON
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NICOLE V ASHE
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BARBARA G BALLARD
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BETTY ANN BRAKOVICH
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JOSEPH L BRYWCZYNSKI
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A JAMES BUDZINSKI
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DONALD CAMPBELL MD
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LAURA CARAMANICA
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LEE RANDOLPH COOK
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BARBARA B COREY
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BRUCE A DEAN
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SARATH DEGALA
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MARCIA DELK-PAYNE MD
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CAROL S EDWARDS
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CLARENCE HARLEE EVINS JR
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MICHAEL L GRAUE
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MARTIN L GUTKIN
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ELIZABETH A HOFFMANN
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ROBERT D JANSEN MD
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CHRISTOPHER M KANE
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BETH KOST
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CAROL B MAXWELL
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BRADFORD B NEWTON
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JEFFERY D STANLEY
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MICHAEL R STREETMAN
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JAMES M SWARTZ
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MARY L TAVERNARO
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ADAM C THOMPSON
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JERRY TILLERY
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JYOTSNA R VANAPALLI
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ROBERT J DeCOUX
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DONNA H THOMAS
AVP QUALITY SRV & PATIENT SAFE	50.0	0.0		167622	0	7423		X
CHARLES 'PETE WOOD
TRUSTEE	0.0	0.0		0	13091	0			X
RICHARD T LOPES MD
FORMER SR VP & PRES WMG	0.0	0.0		0	480426	19938			X
GREGORY L SIMONE
FORMER PRES & CEO	0.0	0.0		0	226763	23597			X
BONNIE L WILSON
FORMER EXEC VP & GEN COUNSEL	0.0	0.0		0	227237	13210			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	3443015	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	18439054	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	2140473	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	165	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
Brasfield Gorrie
1990 Vaughn Rd NW Suite 100	KENNESAW	GA	30144	General Contractor	39917793
CDH Partners
675 Tower Road	MARIETTA	GA	30060	General Contractor	2821887
Cork-Howard Construction Inc
2121 New Market Pkwy Suite 118	MARIETTA	GA	30067	General Contractor	2505234
Inglett and Stubbs LLC
PO Box 932506	ATLANTA	GA	311932506	General Contractor	2343913
Quest Diagnostics
PO Box 740736	ATLANTA	GA	303740736	Lab Services	1709380

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	50	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Total Contributions	0	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
PATIENT REVENUE	621990	766791529	766791529
MEDICAL RECORDS	621990	744	744
INDEPENDENT & ASSISTED LIVING REVENUE	623000	5750666	5750666
PATIENT EDUCATION	621990	113151	113151

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	772656090	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	1406644	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	1406644	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1406644	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,406,644	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	14635	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	482648	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-468013	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-468013	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$468,013	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
PHARMACY/RETAIL PHARMACY	446199	9144667	586179	$8,558,488
LAB OUTREACH		588357		$588,357
CAFETERIA		4612314		$4,612,314

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3062869	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,062,869	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	17408207	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	791002928	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	772656090	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	586179	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$17,760,659	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	890	Total
Program Services	890	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2908711	Total
Program Services	2618955	ProgramServices
Management And General	289756	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	230261062	Total
Program Services	208002543	ProgramServices
Management And General	22258519	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18219674	Total
Program Services	16452635	ProgramServices
Management And General	1767039	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21606326	Total
Program Services	19513937	ProgramServices
Management And General	2092389	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16906793	Total
Program Services	15273300	ProgramServices
Management And General	1633493	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24744	Total
Management And General	24744	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27588819	Total
Program Services	26988228	ProgramServices
Management And General	600591	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	405459	Total
Program Services	110259	ProgramServices
Management And General	295200	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27143362	Total
Program Services	25755703	ProgramServices
Management And General	1387659	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11899810	Total
Program Services	5022483	ProgramServices
Management And General	6877327	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	261816	Total
Program Services	221172	ProgramServices
Management And General	40644	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	292779	Total
Program Services	231666	ProgramServices
Management And General	61113	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39751	Total
Management And General	39751	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	124548708	Total
Program Services	112556127	ProgramServices
Management And General	11992581	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33546479	Total
Program Services	17370743	ProgramServices
Management And General	16175736	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5743140	Total
Management And General	5743140	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	11705327	9109330	2595997
MEDICAL SUPPLIES	134483225	134422111	61114
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES	144894	58603	86291

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	667731769	Total
Program Services	593708685	ProgramServices
Management And General	74023084	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20200	BOY
EOY	21975	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4146714	BOY
EOY	-17973	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	121621833	BOY
EOY	147987765	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14584035	BOY
EOY	13895896	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4743978	BOY
EOY	6697514	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	691829446	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	297515503	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	376326779	BOY
EOY	394313943	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1280943	BOY
EOY	1280943	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6944823	BOY
EOY	7242350	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	529669305	BOY
EOY	571422413	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51064914	BOY
EOY	32046308	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	67814	BOY
EOY	18178	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	241048947	BOY
EOY	247596368	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	292181675	BOY
EOY	279660854	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	237487630	BOY
EOY	291761559	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	237487630	BOY
EOY	291761559	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	529669305	BOY
EOY	571422413	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	123271159	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-68997230	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital170b1 Aiii	X	Hospital170b1Aiii

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Current Year Minus3 Years		CurrentYearMinus3Years
Current Year Minus4 Years		CurrentYearMinus4Years

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	44606550	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	44606550	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	352824098	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	127503366	Depreciation
Book Value	225320732	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	15567618	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	4483152	Depreciation
Book Value	11084466	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	266003266	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	165528985	Depreciation
Book Value	100474281	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	12827914	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	12827914	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	394313943	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION LT	$1,076,104
TAX EXEMPT BOND LIAB-DUE TO WH	$246,520,264

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	247596368	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE D Part X Line 2 FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Explanation	The following footnote is related to the organization's application of FIN 48 (ASC 740). "Wellstar (including Douglas Hospital) and all but one of its affiliates have been recognized as exempt from Federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (a) as organizations described in Section 501 (c)(3) and, therefore, related income is generally not subject to Federal or state income taxes. Community Assurance Corporation is a controlled foreign corporation not subject to Federal tax. Wellstar applies FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, which addresses accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions. It also provides guidance on when tax positions are recognized in an entity's financial statements and how the values of these positions are determined. There is no impact on Wellstar's combined financial statements as a result of the application of ASC 740."	Explanation

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Charity Care Policy	true	CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy	true	WrittenPolicy
Policy Applied To All Hospitals	X	PolicyAppliedToAllHospitals
FPG Reference Free Care	true	FPGReferenceFreeCare

Other Percentage OtherPercentage

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	X	Other
Free Other Percentage	125.	FreeOtherPercentage

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	true	FPGReferenceDiscountedCare
Pcent300	X	Pcent300
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent	true	FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care	true	AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget	true	ExpensesExceededBudget
Unable To Provide Care	false	UnableToProvideCare
Annual Community Benefit Report	true	AnnualCommunityBenefitReport
Report Publically Available	true	ReportPublicallyAvailable

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	44751019	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	44751019	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.06330	PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	64994047	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	59329319	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	5664728	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00800	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Charity Care TotalCharityCare

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	109745066	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	59329319	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	50415747	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07130	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	1566595	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	1566595	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00220	PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	221678	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	221678	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00030	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	1788273	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	1788273	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00250	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	111533339	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	59329319	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	52204020	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07380	PercentOfTotalExpense

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	true	BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense	$26,975,579	BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Attributable To	3870962	AmountAttributableTo
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare	229172493	AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare	265018225	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-35845732	MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	true	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care	true	ProvisionForCharityCare
Number Of Hospital Facilities	2	NumberOfHospitalFacilities

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA (2 entries)

Facility NumberFacilityNumber	Address Line1Address/AddressLine1	CityAddress/City	StateAddress/State	ZIP CodeAddress/ZIPCode	Website AddressWebsiteAddress	Licensed HospitalLicensedHospital	General Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgical	Er24 HoursEr24Hours	OtherOther
KENNESTONE HOSPITAL
1	677 CHURCH STREET	MARIETTA	GA	30060	www.wellstar.org	X	X	X	HEALTH PARK INPATIENT HOSPICE
WINDY HILL HOSPITAL
2	2540 WINDY HILL ROAD	MARIETTA	GA	30067	www.wellstar.org	X	X		LONG TERM ACUTE CARE

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section B Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionB (2 entries)

Hospital Facility NumberHospitalFacilityNumber	CHNA ConductedCHNAConducted	Community DefinitionCommunityDefinition	Community DemographicsCommunityDemographics	Existing ResourcesExistingResources	How Data ObtainedHowDataObtained	Community Health NeedsCommunityHealthNeeds	Other Health IssuesOtherHealthIssues	Identifying ProcessIdentifyingProcess	Consulting ProcessConsultingProcess	Information GapsInformationGaps	OtherOther	Needs Assessment ConductedNeedsAssessmentConducted	Take Into AccountTakeIntoAccount	Other FacilitiesOtherFacilities	CHNA Widely AvailableCHNAWidelyAvailable	Own WebsiteOwnWebsite	On RequestOnRequest	Adopt Implement StrategyAdoptImplementStrategy	Develop Community PlanDevelopCommunityPlan	Include Operational PlansIncludeOperationalPlans	Prioritize Health NeedsPrioritizeHealthNeeds	All Needs AddressedAllNeedsAddressed	Organization Incur Excise TaxOrganizationIncurExciseTax	Eligibility Criteria ExplainedEligibilityCriteriaExplained	Uses FPG FreeUsesFPGFree	FPG Free PercentFPGFreePercent	Uses FPG DiscountedUsesFPGDiscounted	FPG Discount PercentFPGDiscountPercent	Explains BasisExplainsBasis	Income LevelIncomeLevel	Medical IndigencyMedicalIndigency	Insurance StatusInsuranceStatus	Uninsured DiscountUninsuredDiscount	Medicaid MedicareMedicaidMedicare	State RegulationStateRegulation	Explains Application MethodExplainsApplicationMethod	Includes Publicity MeasuresIncludesPublicityMeasures	Posted On WebsitePostedOnWebsite	Attached To InvoicesAttachedToInvoices	Posted In Emergency RoomPostedInEmergencyRoom	Posted In Admission OfficePostedInAdmissionOffice	Provided On AdmissionProvidedOnAdmission	Available On RequestAvailableOnRequest	Other PublicityOtherPublicity	Actions On NonpaymentActionsOnNonpayment	Collection ActivitiesCollectionActivities	Notify Upon AdmissionNotifyUponAdmission	Notify Before DischargeNotifyBeforeDischarge	Notified All PatientsNotifiedAllPatients	Documented DeterminationDocumentedDetermination	Nondiscrim Emergency Care PolicyNondiscrimEmergencyCarePolicy	Average Negotiated RatesAverageNegotiatedRates	Amounts Generally BilledAmountsGenerallyBilled	Gross ChargesGrossCharges
KENNESTONE HOSPITAL
1	true	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12	true	false	true	X	X	X	X	X	X	false	false	true	true	125.	true	300.	true	X	X	X	X	X	X	true	true	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	true	false	X	X	X	X	true	X	false	false
WINDY HILL HOSPITAL
	true	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12	true	false		X	X	X	X	X	X	false	false	true	true	125.	true	300.	true	X	X	X	X	X	X	true	true	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	true	false	X	X	X	X	true	X	false	false

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (17 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Publication of Community Benefit Report	Schedule H Part I Line 6a	Kennestone Hospital, Inc.(consisting of Kennestone Hospital and Windy Hill Hospital) is an affiliate of Wellstar Health System, Inc. which on an annual basis issues a community benefit report. This report is subsequently distributed in and around the five county service area of the health system. It is also annually filed with Cobb County and the state of Georgia Department of Community Health. Additionally the information on community benefit is included in aggregate for Wellstar Health System, Inc. and affiliated hospitals as part of the Georgia Hospital Association's annual report.
Cost to Charge Ratio	Schedule H Part I Line 7	For purposes of the IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Wellstar Health System and Affiliates (including Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals) have estimated the current year cost to charge ratio for each hospital as it is reported in the annual community benefit report and as it will be reported in the state's Annual Hospital Financial Survey.
Footnote on Bad Debt and Rationale for Community Benefit	Schedule H Part III Line 4	The following footnote is detailed in the Wellstar Health System, Inc. and Affiliates Combined Financial Statements related to bad debt or uncollectible accounts: "During 2011, Wellstar adopted the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update (2011-07), Healthcare Entities (Topic 954). ASU 2011-07 requires the reclassification of the provision for uncollectible accounts associated with patient service revenue from an operating expense to a deduction from patient service revenue (net of contractual allowances and discounts)." " Wellstar recognizes patient service revenue associated with services provided to patients with third-party payor coverage on the basis of contractual rates for the services rendered. For uninsured patients that do not qualify for community financial aid, Wellstar recognizes revenue on the basis of its discounted rates for services provided. On the basis of historical experience, a significant portion of Wellstar's uninsured patients are unable or unwilling to pay for the services provided. Thus, Wellstar records a significant provision for uncollectible accounts related to uninsured patients in the period the services are provided." Subsequent to the end of the reporting period a propensity to pay review of patient accounts often results in prior year bad debt accounts which are deemed eligible for the organization's financial assistance policy. Those bad debt accounts are reclassified as charity and thus our rationale for including in community benefit.
Medicare Shortfalls	Schedule H Part III Line 8	Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals are providers of inpatient and outpatient services to Medicare program beneficiaries at determined rates. Without the participation in the Medicare program these patients may not have had convenient access to those services. The Medicare shortfall on Part III Section B line 7 represents the uncompensated difference between the expected reimbursement and the Medicare charges for those services stated at cost. We determine a cost to charge ratio for Medicare patients as part of the annual filing of the Medicare cost report.
Collection Practices	Sch H Part III Sec C Line 9b	The policy written for collection practices that applies to all Wellstar Health System entities incorporates guidelines for personnel in the admissions and patient access areas to be trained in identifying patients that might qualify for financial assistance. It is also the policy of all Wellstar facilities to have at least one employee or contractor available at all times, especially in the hospitals with emergency rooms, who can provide assistance with the paperwork necessary to help patients who would qualify for governmental and other assistance programs.
Facility Descriptions-Kennestone and Windy Hill	Schedule H Part V	Kennestone Hospital ia a general acute care hospital providing a full range of services, is licensed to operate 633 beds, and is presently staffed to operate 588 beds. It is located on an approximately 41-acre campus in Marietta, Georgia and is housed within a complex of connected buildings containing a total square footage in excess of 1,112,000 square feet. The original hospital was constructed in 1950, major structural additions were made during the 1960s, 1975, 1998, and 2006. A new patient tower was completed in 2005 and greatly expanded the cardiac services capabilities of the hospital. Additionally a fourth patient tower recently opened to transition the hospital to private rooms from the current semi-private bed methodology. Kennestone Hospital provides medical, surgical, obstetrical, and rehabilitative inpatient care and outpatient care, including one of the busiest emergency rooms in the state of Georgia--recently designated a level II Trauma center for the service area. The hospital experiences over 300,000 annual visits in its adult and pediatric emergency room facilities. With its full range of inpatient and outpatient services the hospital has expanded programs in open-heart surgery and services including a Congestive Heart Failure Clinic which opened in February of 2012; ambulatory surgery; oncology services and surgery including cyberknife technology; radiology services and surgery; and women's and children's services. In May of 2012, Kennestone began performing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement surgery (TAVR). Windy Hill Hospital, located in the unincorporated area of Cobb County in northwest metropolitan Atlanta, is an acute care hospital concentrating on long-term acute inpatient and outpatient services. It is licensed to operate 115 beds, is presently staffed to operate 55 beds, is located on an approximately 15-acre campus, and contains total square footage of approximately 100,000 square feet. A twelve bed sleep disorder center is located at Windy Hill. Windy Hill was originally constructed in 1973 and renovated in 1987. The main areas of focus for Windy Hill Hospital include long-term acute care, rehabilitation, orthopedics, and diagnostics. Windy Hill also offers a service in the treatment of sleep disorders.
Needs Assessment	Schedule H Part VI Line 2	Wellstar Health System (and affiliates) is a key stakeholder in MAPP, Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships. MAPP, developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in collaboration with the CDC, provides a structured guidance on creating and implementing a community-wide strategic planning process focused on improving the health and safety of our population. Through MAPP, a broad collection of community partners and residents come together to identify and prioritize health and safety issues and to identify resources for addressing them. The process results in an actionable community health improvement plan (CHIP) for measurable improvements in the community's health and quality of life as well as a scorecard for implementation and evaluation. The resulting community plan does not focus on one agency or community health challenge; rather, MAPP provides a long-term strategy that addresses the multiple factors that affect health in the community. Community involvement throughout the creation and the implementation of a health improvement plan results in creative solutions to community health problems with an improved focus on priorities, reduced duplication of services, increased collaboration on projects and activities, and increased capacity to garner additional resources. Moreover, continous community involvement leads to community ownership of the process. Community ownership, in turn, increases the credibility and sustainability of the health improvement efforts.
Patient Education of Eligibility for Assistance	Schedule H Part VI Line 3	Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals provide its patients with hospital personnel or contracted personnel who are trained in all aspects of governmental programs, payments plans, charity discounts, and other financial assistance offered to assist them in their hospital bills. If the patient is eligible for federal or state assistance programs, a staff member is knowledgeable in the steps necessary to qualify those individuals. If a patient is indigent or charity eligible they will be offered assistance through the hospital's charity and indigent care policy including the state's indigent care trust fund. If the patient has no other insurance and fails to qualify for indigent care assistance, the financial counselor can then offer the patient an opportunity to accept a payment plan with discounted payment options based on their ability to pay immediately or over time. All patient are afforded these opportunities.
Community Information	Schedule H Part VI Line 4	Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals are two of five hospitals that are affiliated with Wellstar Health System. The primary service area of the system is located in the Northwest Georgia area and receives the majority of its patients from one of five counties (Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Bartow and Paulding). Generally about 85% to 90% of the patient volume comes from this service area although other health systems have a presence in the area as well. Demographically the region is one of the fastest growing in the state as well as the country and the expansion of the services for the patient population reflects a desire to offer healthcare "closer to home" since Wellstar is considered a part of a larger metropolitan Atlanta market. Economically the region is strong in per capita income but given recent trends a rise in the uninsured and indigent population has occured.
Promotion of Community Health	Schedule H Part VI Line 5	As stated in the Wellstar Health System, Inc and Affiliates audited financial statments for the period ended June 30, 2013, Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals (affiliates of Wellstar Health System, Inc.) operate as charitable organizations consistent with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Sect 501 (c) (3) and the "community benefit standard" of IRS Ruling 69-545. In this regard the governing body of the organization and/or its parent is composed of prominent citizens in the community, medical staff privileges in the hospital are available to all qualifed physicians in the area consistent with the size and nature of the facility; Kennestone Hospital operates a full-time emergency room open to all regardless of ability to pay; and the hospitals (Kennestone and Windy Hill) provide care to the needy members of the community consistent with its charity care policy. The hospital's excess funds are genrally applied to expansion and replacement of existing facilities and equipment, amortization of indebtedness, improvement fo patient care, community benefit activities, and charity care. Kennestone Hospital committed approximately $91.6 million and Windy Hill Hospital committed approximately $9.8 million in capital expenditures for the year to meet those needs.
Publication of Financial Assistance Policy	Sch H Part V Line 13g	In addition to the other methods of posting the financial assistance policy, the hospital makes available for patients in admissions and outpatient registration areas a brochure including frequently asked questions.
Other Descriptions from the CHNA	Part V Section B Line 1j	The Community Health Needs Assessment for both Kennestone and Windy Hill also provide a list of WellStar Health System CHNA collaborators including individuals, organizations and governmental agencies consulted that contributed special knowledge of medically underserved and low income populations and/or expertise in public health
CHNA Input from Community Representative and Sources	Part V Section B Line 3	WellStar Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals integrated multiple sources of data from national and state web-based data platforms with multiple primary data gathering methods (see list below). As a partner in the strategic planning process utilized by Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) called Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partners (MAPP) from the National Association of County & City Health Officials, the hospital leveraged the findings from community health needs assessments conducted in tax year 2012. Through a grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WellStar Kennestone and Windy Hill partnered with CDPH and formed a coalition, Cobb 2020, to conduct its needs assessment via multiple modalities: MAPP workgroups, focus groups, surveys, Key Informant interviews, and implementation teams to act upon identified strategic issues in the community. To collect robust data for counties WellStar serves outside of Cobb, WellStar enlisted expertise of county and regional public health officials, independent consultants, and other Key Informants. A listing of collaborators can be found in the Appendix of both of the hospital facility's CHNA reports publicly available at wellstar.org. Quantitative Data Sources Including: 1. Georgia Department of Public Health, OASIS 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Statistics 3. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 4. U. S. Census Bureau 5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 6. Kaiser Permanente Web-Based CHNA Platform 7. Catholic Health Association CHNA resources 8. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin 9. Healthy People 2020 10.Behavorial Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 11.WellStar Health System - WellStar Kennestone & Windy Hill Hospital's FY2012 utilization data to assess service area zip codes accounting for 90 percent of hospital admissions and visits and primary service areas. Qualitative Data Sources Including: 1. Cobb County Focus Group Report-58 people participated in six focus group representing 14 zip codes. Demographics varied among the groups indicative of the zip codes represented. Two groups were conducted in Spanish and reflected low-income, low education attainment and medically underserved populations. 2. MAPP Assessment Workgroups with representatives from Douglas and Cobb counties conducted four community assessments which helped develop the Cobb2020 Community Health Improvement Plan. This included the 2011 Field Test Local Public Health System Assessment by the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) 3. Cobb Key Informant Interview Report-20 participants identified by Cobb 2020's Community Strengths and Themes Workgroup to represent different sectors of the Cobb community who possessed above average knowledge of the healthcare issues, healthcare system or the community. 4. Cobb MAPP Community Survey Report-44-question telephone surveys of 1,244 adults ages 18-94 performed by the A.L. Burruss Institute for Public Service and Research, Kennesaw State University. 5. Cobb County 2010 - How Healthy Are We? 6. Cobb County MAPP Forces of Change Assessment Summary Report 7. Bartow, Cherokee and Paulding County Key Informant interviews of community stakeholders led by Ron Chapman, Principal, Magnetic North, LLC, a third-party consultant LLC, a third-party consultant
Facility Community Needs Assessment	Part V Section B Line 4	While both WellStar Kennestone and WellStar Windy Hill each conduct its own community health needs assessment there may be some overlap with the other hospitals in WellStar Health System simply because of the geographic constraints and structure of the organization. The community served therefore is defined by similar zip codes and areas of services.
Explanation of Unaddressed CHNA Needs	Part V Section B Line 7	Selection criteria for WellStar Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospital's prioritized health needs were primarily based upon the bandwidth to build a sustainable community benefit model focused on preventable health behaviors and access to care. Sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancy are not addressed leaving awareness education with schools, family and churches since the health needs are more cultural and societal. Improvement to health needs stemming from socioeconomic and physical environmental such as air quality and transportation, gain traction from public policy and education. A health system can complement efforts to impact policy, but has to rely on public health, state and local municipalities and federal governmental agencies to drive these types of health improvements. Key questions when addressing health needs are do we have existing facilities and resources dedicated to the health needs showing clear disparities and poor performance? And do we have effective and feasible interventions, a successful solution that has the potential to solve multiple problems, and the opportunity to intervene at the prevention level? WellStar Health System, Inc. and its affiliates will continue to address these and other questions.
Affiliated Health Care System	Part VI Line 6	WellStar Health System, Inc., as the parent corporation, and Cobb Hospital, Douglas Hospital, Kennestone Hospital, Paulding Medical Center and Windy Hill Hospital provide a variety of health care and related services to the community. In addition a nursing home, two residential hospice facilities, an assisted living and retirement facility as well as a group of physicians provide a full continuum of care to the area we serve.
CHNA Implementation Strategy	Schedule H Part VI Item 2	In order to access the proposed Community Health Needs Assessment Implementation Strategy for Kennestone Hospital Inc. (Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals), a link has been established at www.wellstar.org under the "about us" tab of the website.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Idemnification Gross Up Payments	X	IdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Discretionary Spending Account	X	DiscretionarySpendingAccount
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	false	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
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Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	true	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	true	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (57 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
AVRIL P BECKFORD MD
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THOMAS GEARHARD MD
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JEFFERY THARP MD
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CHARLES 'PETE WOOD
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VALERY A AKOPOV MD
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DAVID W ANDERSON
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NICOLE V ASHE
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BARBARA G BALLARD
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JOSEPH L BRYWCZYNSKI
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A JAMES BUDZINSKI
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DONALD CAMPBELL MD
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LAURA CARAMANICA
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LEE RANDOLPH COOK
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BARBARA B COREY
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BRUCE A DEAN
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MARCIA DELK-PAYNE MD
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CAROL S EDWARDS
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CLARENCE HARLEE EVINS JR
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MICHAEL L GRAUE
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MARTIN L GUTKIN
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ELIZABETH A HOFFMANN
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ROBERT D JANSEN MD
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REYNOLD J JENNINGS
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CHRISTOPHER M KANE
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BETH KOST
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KENNETH C KUNZE MD
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ELLEN LANGFORD
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LOUIS W LITTLE
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RICHARD T LOPES MD
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ROBERT MANDLER
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CAROL B MAXWELL
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LEO E REICHERT
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MICHELLE M ROBINSON
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DEBORAH ROEGGE DE VITA
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CANDICE L SAUNDERS
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CHRISTOPHER B SCULLEN
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GREGORY L SIMONE
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JAMES M SWARTZ
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MARY L TAVERNARO
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ADAM C THOMPSON
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JERRY TILLERY
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AMANDA ELIZ T TRASK
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ANOTHONY M TRUPIANO
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MARY L WESLEY
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DANIEL J WOODS
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CHESTER A ZBOROWSKI
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MARK G VAN EWYK
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Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Non-Fixed Payments to Officers	Form 990 Schedule J Line 7	Wellstar has instituted an annual incentive plan for key leaders in the company. On an annual basis performance measures are proposed by management and approved and recommended by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The plan is designed to retain and reward leaders with incentives that keep them competitive with the market and comparable health systems. The criteria used to measure the performance consists of weighted factors in the areas of financial performance, customer service, employee engagement and quality indicators. Upon successful acheivement in the targeted levels for each factor, a performance payout is recommended and approved by the Board after the annual financial audit is completed. Last year the board and senior management extended the incentive program to include all team members or non-management personnel. The performance pay plan for this group of employees is based on successful attainment of various system and facility goals and the fixed dollar awarded for that achievement.
Severance Benefits	Schedule J	Pursuant to their respective employment agreements, the following groups of officers are entitled to severance payments based on their base salary and wages at that time in the event of certain identified circumstances. The officers with a severance payment period of 24 months as per their contractual agreement are: David Anderson Reynold Jennings The officers with a severance payment period of 18 months as per their respective agreements are: Joseph Brywczynski; A James Budzinski; Donald Campbell MD; Barbara Corey; Marcia Delk MD; Michael Graue; T Mark Haney; Robert Jansen MD; Peter Jungblut, MD; Christopher Kane; Kenneth Kunze MD; Lou Little; Richard Lopes MD; Kimberly Menefee; Jonathan Morris MD; Leo E Reichert; Candice Saunders; Ron Strachan; Anthony Trupiano; Mary L Wesley; Robin Wilson MD. The officers with a severance payment period of 12 months as per their agreement: Valery Akopov MD; Nicole Ashe; Barbara Ballard; Betty A Brakovich; Laura Caramanica; Bruce Dean; Carol Edwards; Lee Evins; Kristyn Greifer, MD; Martin Gutkin; Elizabeth Hoffmann; Beth Kost; Ellen Langford; Robert Mandler; Patricia Mayne; Carol Maxwell; Deborah Roegge DeVita; C Brett Scullen; Rick Siegel; James Swartz; Mary L Tavernaro; Adam Thompson; Jerry Tillery; Amanda Trask; and Chester Zborowski. During the calendar year, the following individuals received a payout in the amounts listed in accordance with their severance agreements as set forth above: Gregory L Simone $250,360; Bonnie Wilson $240,446; Richard T Lopes, MD $ 500,363 and Ronald Strachan $104,106.
Other Compensation	Form 990, Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b & 2	While Wellstar Health System and its affiliates do not have a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement for the items listed in Part 1 Line 1a, the organization follows IRS guidelines in the payment of any of these items to individuals listed in Form 990 Part VII Section A. These items are added as taxable wages on the individual's Form W-2 as appropriate.
Compensation Exceptions		The following individuals became officers of Wellstar Health System and Affiliates during the accounting period covered by this return but were not compensated during the calendar year for which salary and benefits are reported in the return: Kristyn Greifer, MD; Peter Jungblut MD; and Rick Siegel.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (9 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
Pamela Etheridge
Wife of Officer	60897	Employee of Wellstar	false
Greg Fortgang
Son-in-Law of Trustee	99034	Employee of Wellstar	false
Greg Separk
Son of Trustee	23420	Employee of Wellstar	false
George Fleming
Brother of Officer	65701	Employee of Wellstar	false
Matthew Maddox
Son of Trustee	67037	Employee of Wellstar	false
Bonnie Miller
Wife of Trustee	35100	Employee of Wellstar	false
Jessica Haney
Daughter of Officer	57127	Employee of Wellstar	false
Greg Kost
Brother-in-law of officer	47539	Employee of Wellstar	false
Jennifer Haney
Daughter-in-law of offcer	77821	Employee of Wellstar	false

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Business Transactions with Interested Parties	Identifier
Return Reference	Form 990 Schedule L Part IV	ReturnReference
Explanation	All transactions listed in Schedule L Part IV are for interested parties or in this case family members of either trustees or officers of Kennestone Hospital, Inc. or its related organizations. The transactions all represent payment of services as employees of Wellstar Health System.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Compensation	Form 990 Part V Line 2	All compensation amounts reported on Form 990 Part V, Part VII, and Part IX as well as Schedule J represent compensation provided to individuals that provide services to the organization. Likewise, the number of employees reported on Form 990 represent the number of individuals providing services to the organization. All Federal employment tax responsibilities for these individuals (including Federal Employment Tax reporting responsibilities) are handled by Wellstar Health System, Inc (EIN 58-1649541).
Conflict of Interest Policy	Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12A, B, & C	Our conflict of interest policy requires all covered persons to annually review the policy and then complete, sign and return the Conflicts of Interest Survey and Attestation to the Compliance Office. The Policy requires an on-going disclosure obligation in the event a conflict arises during the year. The following is our process to regularly and consistently monitor and enforce the policy: Compliance identifies all covered persons who must complete the Survey and Attestation. Compliance verifies that the Survey and Attestation is distributed to these persons. Compliance verifies that these persons return a fully completed and signed Survey and Attestation. Compliance reviews each completed and signed Survey and Attestation to identify all conflicts listed in the document. All conflicts, potential conflicts and incidences of non-compliance are referred to the Chief Compliance Officer. The CCO takes appropriate action to completely resolve all identified conflicts and incidences of non-compliance.
Process of Determining Officer Comp	Form 990 Part VI Line 15A & B	Wellstar engages the Hay Group to work with the governing board to review and recommend executive compensation. The executive compensation process at Wellstar is overseen by a committee of independent trustees, which follows a board-approved executive compensation philosophy. The compensation committee consist of five trustees as well as the CEO in an advisory role and not a voting member. Further in committtee discussions about the compensation for the Chief Executive Officer, The CEO will recuse himself/herself from that process but is a non-voting committee member for discussions on all other officers. The executive compensation philosophy empowers the committee to oversee the executive compensation process and administer the executive compensation program on behalf of the full board of trustee of Wellstar; provided, however, the full Board of Trustees evaluates and approves the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The philosophy requires annual disclosure of the committee's actions and decisions to the full board, which it has done. The committee is guided by the board-approved philosophy. Overall, the philosophy is intended to reward for organizational and individual performance. When performance is at a predetermined targeted level, the compensation is intended to be at or around the median of compensation paid to similar positions at similar organizations (the "market"). Wellstar's executive compensation philosophy defines the market as being comprised of comparable not-for-profit health care delivery systems, i.e., not-for-profit organizations similar in complexity and scale to Wellstar. To assist the committee in fulfilling its duties, the committee engaged the Hay Group to provide market compensation data to compare to the Wellstar positions whose compensation the committee oversees. The committee uses this data to provide context when making decisions in administering the compensation program. Accurate minutes of the committee's discussion and decisions are recorded during each committee meeting, and reviewed and approved by the full Board of Trustees at its next scheduled meeting.
Audited Financial Statements	Form 990 Part IV Line 12 & Part IX	Kennestone Hospital, Inc. is audited on an annual basis by an outside auditing firm, KPMG, and as part of that audit a consolidated financial statement is issued for all of WellStar Health System, Inc and its Affiliates. "The independent auditors report includes the accounts of Wellstar and its controlled affiliates, Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Cobb Hospital, Inc., Douglas Hospital, Inc., Paulding Medical Center, Inc., Wellstar Foundation, Inc. CHS Foundation, Inc., Community Assurance Company, Ltd., various Wellstar owned physician practices, a hospice facility, a nursing facility, home health business, and entities for infusion therapy and durable medical equipment. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in combination. The Board of Trustees of Wellstar has the authority to approve appointments of the members of the board of trustees of all affiliate corporations."
Tax Exempt Bond Allocation	Form 990 Part IV Line 24a & Part X	For purposes of the Form 990 reporting, Wellstar Health System, Inc EIN 58-1649541 will list all tax-exempt bonds issued since January 1, 2003 on Schedule K as it typically allocates the proceeds of the bonds to members of the Obligated Group (including the hospitals and physician group). Kennestone Hospital, Inc. will report this tax exempt bond liability on Part X, Line 25 Other Liabilities-Due to WHS, Inc.
Organization Structure	Form 990 Part VI Section A Lines 6, 7a & 7b	As per the Articles of Incorporation, the sole member of the organization is Wellstar Health System, Inc., a GA nonprofit corporation. As sole member, Wellstar Health System, Inc. holds certain powers of election and approval in connection with the governing body of the organization. These powers are presented in detail in the governing documents which the company makes available to the public upon request.
Officers Hours Worked	Form 990 General Statement	The officers devote their time to all of the organizations within Wellstar Health System that are listed in Schedule R, Part II. As such, the total hours worked by the officers across all organizations exceeds 40 hours a week.
990 Board Review	Form 990 Part VI Line 11A	Internal staff prepare the organization's Form 990. Before filing the return with the Internal Revenue Service an external accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, reviews and sign-offs on the completed return of each organization. The current year Form 990 is then reviewed by the Finance Committee along with a question and answer session. A motion is then made by the Finance committee to approve the returns and present to the full board copies of the forms in an electronic (pdf. format) version as well as a hard copy . The organization's CFO or designee subsequently signs the return for either manual or electronic filing by the appropriate due date.
Disclosure of Financial Documents	FORM 990 PART VI SECTION C Line 19	The organization and its subsidiaries are subject to the Open Records Law in the State of Georgia. Therefore, by law, citizens are permitted to inspect and copy its governing documents, policies and financial statements as may be requested from time to time. Additionally, the organization's Form 990 is made readily available on the Guidestar website. Periodically, the organization publishes its financial performance in the local newspaper for citizens to review, and it also publishes a community benefit report once a year for distribution to the public.
Changes in Net Assets	Form 990 Part XI Line 5	For the reporting period Kennestone Hospital, Inc. had a change in net assets of ($68,997,230) related to transfers to affiliates as part of the allocation of income statement and balance sheet transactions over the year.
Bylaws Amendments	Part VI Line 4	During the reporting period the Board of Trustees voted to amend the bylaws for WellStar Health System, Inc. to add an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee as additional named board committees with authority to act on hehalf of the governing body.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrgControlledOrg
CHS Foundation Inc
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	30066	581649540	Foundation	GA	501 (C) 3	11 Type 2	WHS Inc	true
Cobb Hospital Inc
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	30066	580968382	Healthcare	GA	501 (C) 3	3	WHS Inc	true
Douglas Hospital Inc
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	30066	582026750	Healthcare	GA	501 (C) 3	3	WHS Inc	true
Paulding Medical Center Inc
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	30066	582095884	Healthcare	GA	501 (C) 3	3	WHS Inc	true
Wellstar Foundation Inc
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	30066	581627413	Foundation	GA	501 (C) 3	11 Type 2	WHS Inc	true
Wellstar Health System Inc
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	30066	581649541	Healthcare	GA	501 (C) 3	11 Type 2	NA	false

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivityPrimaryActivity	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Predominant Income TypePredominantIncomeType
Cobb Hospital Parking Company LLC
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	300666340	752999669	Parking	GA	NA	N/A
Kennestone East Parking Deck LLC
805 Sandy Plains Road	Marietta	GA	300666340	200537100	Parking	GA	NA	N/A

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Community Assurance Co	BusinessNameLine1

Address Foreign AddressForeign

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3rd Fl Barclays House Shedden Rd	AddressLine1
City	George Town	City
Province Or State	Grand Cayman, BWI	ProvinceOrState
Country	CJ	Country

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581649541	EIN
Primary Activity	Insurance	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile Foreign Country	CJ	LegalDomicileForeignCountry
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org	true	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	false	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg