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        <Explanation>PART II: THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED SINCE THE SPRING OF 2006 IN HEALTHY MONADNOCK (HM) 2020: TO MAKE KEENE AND THE SURROUNDING REGION THE HEALTHIEST IN THE NATION BY THE YEAR 2020. HM2020 PROMOTES BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH MESSAGING AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION AND WELLNESS. THE "CHAMPIONS PROGRAM" ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE STEPS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AT A PERSONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES STAFFING, OFFICE SPACE AND OVERALL LEADERSHIP FOR THIS INITIATIVE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2013 THERE ARE 1,985 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, 83 LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND 11 SCHOOLS JOINED THE ASSOCIATED CHAMPIONS PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR HEALTH COMMUNITIES WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND HAS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF PREVENTION, TRANSPORTATION, REFERRAL, AND HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 4: CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 25% OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE (APPROXIMATELY 2.5 TIMES THE REGION'S POVERTY RATE) IS AN APPROPRIATE ESTIMATION OF PATIENTS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BUT DID NOT APPLY. THIS ESTIMATION IS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION THAT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS WITH INCOMES OF UP TO THREE TIMES THE FEDERALLY DEFINED POVERTY INCOME LEVELS AND THE ASSUMPTION THAT PATIENTS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO PAY THEIR BILLS ARE MORE LIKELY TO FALL WITHIN THE LOWER INCOME LEVELS. FOR 2013, THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE (AT COST) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS $3,147,154.CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER ESTIMATES THAT ACCOUNT BALANCES AFTER INSURANCE CONTRACTUAL ALLOWANCES AND PAYMENTS (AMOUNTS REPRESENTING PATIENT COINSURANCE AND COPAYMENT) HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AT 100%. ACCOUNT BALANCES FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED.FOR A DESCRIPTION OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE, SEE PAGE 9, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS FOOTNOTE, OF THE ATTACHED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 8: THE MEDICARE COST REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS OF THE DUE DATE OF THIS FORM 990. THE MEDICARE REVENUE AND ALLOWABLE COST AMOUNTS REPORTED AT PART III, SECTION B ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THESE AMOUNTS WILL BE REVISED AFTER THE COST REPORTS ARE FILED. THIS SHORTFALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED COMMUNITY BENEFIT BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY HOSPITAL/MEDICAL CENTER IN CHESHIRE COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WE ARE DESIGNATED BY CMS AS A MEDICARE DEPENDENT HOSPITAL (MDH) DUE TO GREATER THAN 60% OF OUR AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS BEING COMPRISED OF MEDICARE PATIENTS. OUR PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY ALLOWS THE RESIDENTS OF CHESHIRE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY POPULATION, TO RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES CLOSE TO HOME.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 9B: SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO CAPTURE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO A BILL GOING TO THE PATIENT</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3: NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED ON DATA COLLECTED FROM SEVERAL CURRENT ASSESSMENT PROCESSES. PRIORITIZATION WAS COMPLETED BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT LEADERSHIP TEAM. SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN FORUMS AND SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS.</Explanation>
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        <Identifier>CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER</Identifier>
        <Explanation>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6I: A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES ARE UNDERWAY.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 2: IN 2008, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COORDINATED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION, THE COUNCIL FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. IN PROMOTING THE HEALTHIEST COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, KNOWN LOCALLY AS HEALTHY MONADNOCK 2020 (HM2020), THE COUNCIL IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS TOWARD A GOAL OF BECOMING THE HEALTHIEST COMMUNITY IN THE NATION BY THE YEAR 2020. HM2020 HAD THREE COMMUNITY SUMMITS BRING TOGETHER OVER 150 PEOPLE EACH TIME. THE FIRST SUMMIT GATHERED COMMUNITY INPUT ABOUT THE HEALTHY MONADNOCK COMMUNITY INDICATORS BY IDENTIFYING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND POSSIBLE STRATEGIES FOR EACH INDICATOR. THE SECOND SUMMIT FOCUSED ON HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING INDICATORS, IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY-LEVEL STRATEGIES FOR EACH INDICATOR, AND RECRUITED PARTNERS FOR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. THE THIRD SUMMIT FOCUSED ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND AGAIN IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES AND RECRUITED PARTNERS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. HM2020 ALSO CONDUCTS A COMMUNITY SURVEY EVERY TWO YEARS. THE SURVEY IS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT RANDOMIZED TELEPHONE SURVEY OF CHESHIRE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT ASSESSES HEALTH BEHAVIORS, HEALTH ACCESS, HEALTH LITERACY, AND SOCIAL CAPITAL.CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES STAFF FOR THE HEALTHY MONADNOCK (HM) 2020 INITIATIVE AND FUNDS THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROCESS THROUGH AN EVALUATION PARTNERSHIP CONTRACT WITH ANTIOCH NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY. ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED SUMMIT II AND REVIEWED 31 CORE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. THE (HM 2020) HEALTHIEST COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, COMPRISED OF 30 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, PROVIDES ONGOING OVERSIGHT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS. IN 2013, A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) WAS COMPLETED WITH AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IDENTIFIED FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THE 2013 CHNA REPORT SUMMARIZES THE WORK OF THE CHNA LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE EFFORTS OF OTHER LOCAL COLLABORATIVE GROUPS TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF OUR REGION. SEVERAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS RECENTLY COMPLETED COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING HEALTHY MONADNOCK 2020. THE RESULTS WERE USED TO STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS. FOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED ABOVE THE OTHER IDENTIFIED NEEDS: -BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL SERVICES-URGENT CARE TIMELY AND ECONOMICAL ACCESS TO SERVICES INSTEAD OF EMERGENCY ROOM CARE -TRANSPORTATION INCREASE ACCESS TO PUBLIC/PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION PARTICULARLY IN RURAL TOWNS-IMPROVED COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SERVICES IMPROVING LINKAGES BETWEEN CLINICAL SERVICES, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND INFORMAL SUPPORT NETWORKIN ADDITION TO THESE PRIORITIES, THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ALSO PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF OTHER CMC/DHK COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION OR CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO SUPPORT ONGOING EFFORTS FROM PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2013 CHNA PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THE CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER/DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK KEENE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND COMMENTED ON THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. THE 2013 CHNA, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.CHESHIRE-MED.ORG.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 3: CMC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. NON-EMERGENT PATIENTS SIGN A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT UPON ADMISSION TO CERTIFY RECOGNITION OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF THEIR BILLS. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE INSTANCES WHERE THE PATIENT, DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNDS OR THIRD PARTY COVERAGE, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THIS OBLIGATION. CMC NOTIFIES PATIENTS OF THEIR POTENTIAL TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE REGISTRATION AND BILLING PROCESSES. UPON REGISTRATION, PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, RECEPTIONISTS AND CLINICIANS IN ALL AREAS ARE EDUCATED TO REFER PATIENTS TO THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS IN THE EVENT PATIENTS EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. THE APPLICATION INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE INTRANET AND BROCHURES DESCRIBING THE PROGRAM ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS. THERE ARE SIGNS POSTED IN REGISTRATION AND THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INFORMING PATIENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PATIENTS ARE INFORMED OF THE PROGRAM AVAILABILITY ON ANY INVOICES THEY RECEIVE AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTEMPT TO COLLECT PATIENT BALANCES ARE ALSO TRAINED TO REFER PATIENTS TO THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS IS COMPREHENSIVE AND EVALUATES A PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR A VARIETY OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IN ADDITION TO CMC'S INTERNALLY FUNDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 4: THE MEDICAL CENTER IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA ("PSA"). MANAGEMENT DEFINES ITS PSA AS THE CITY OF KEENE AND 19 GEOGRAPHICALLY PROXIMATE COMMUNITIES. TOWNS AND CITIES INCLUDED IN THE PSA INCLUDE ALSTEAD, CHESTERFIELD, FITZWILLIAM, GILSUM, HARRISVILLE/CHESHAM, KEENE, MARLBOROUGH, MARLOW, NELSON/MUNSONVILLE, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, STODDARD, SULLIVAN, SURRY, SWANZEY, TROY, WALPOLE, WESTMORELAND AND WINCHESTER, ALL LOCATED IN CHESHIRE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS BUREAU, 2007-2011 FIVE YEAR ESTIMATES, THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PSA REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 5.09% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S POPULATION. THE PSA'S TOTAL POPULATION WAS 77,301 WITH 22,563 RESIDING IN KEENE, THE LARGEST COMMUNITY IN THE SERVICE AREA. ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS BUREAU, 2007-2011 FIVE YEAR ESTIMATES, 11,265 OR 14.57% OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PSA RESIDENTS WERE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. APPROXIMATELY 44% OF THE POPULATION OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PSA WAS 45 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. APPROXIMATELY 36% OF THE POPULATION OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PSA WAS BETWEEN 18 AND 44, THE ACCORDING TO THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, APRIL 2013, THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 5.10% AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR CHESHIRE COUNTY WAS 5.00%. ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS BUREAU, 2007-2011 FIVE YEAR ESTIMATES, THE POVERTY RATE FOR CHESHIRE COUNTY WAS 9.87% AS COMPARED TO 7.97% FOR THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>OFFICER, BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ALL BOARD ACTIVITY RELATED TO ALL CONFLICTS.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER/DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK KEENE HAS RETAINED YAFFE &amp; COMPANY, INC. TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND PERQUISITES. YAFFE &amp; COMPANY, INC. IS A INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM WITH 35 YEARS OF SERVICE AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS. FURTHER YAFFE &amp; COMPANY, INC. HAS BEEN ENGAGED DIRECTLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ONLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE BOARD. AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE D/B/A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER AND COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY (APPROVED BY THE BOARD) DOCUMENTS THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS AND GUIDELINES SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ORDERLY STRUCTURE FOR EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION DECISIONS. ANNUALLY, A MULTI-TIERED APPROACH USING INDEPENDENT COMPARABILITY DATA IS UTILIZED TO GAUGE APPROPRIATE COMPARATIVE MARKET LEVELS OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS BASED ON SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CRITERIA WHICH FLOW FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN. BY WAY OF QUESTIONNAIRE, BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS AND A SUMMARY REPORT IS SHARED WITH THE CEO. VARIABLE PAY IS AWARDED BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIC QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE GOALS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CHALLENGING AND MEASURABLE GOALS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WHICH PROVIDES AN ALIGNMENT BETWEEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S STRATEGIC GOALS." KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS SET AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO BASED ON PERFORMANCE &amp; MARKET DATA.</Explanation>
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