| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 |
TO PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE, WHERE THE PATIENT COMES FIRST, SUPPORTED BY WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THE MISSION OF THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (MEDICAL CENTER) IS TO SERVE PATIENTS COMPASSIONATELY AND EFFECTIVELY, AND TO CREATE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S MISSION IS SUPPORTED BY ITS COMMITMENT TO PERSONALIZED, EXCELLENT CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS; A WORKFORCE COMMITTED TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, MUTUAL RESPECT AND COLLABORATION; AND A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH) AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN). THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. BILH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF ACADEMIC AND TEACHING HOSPITALS, A PREMIER ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOMECARE SERVICES, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS, ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PHYSICIANS AND 35,000 EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A |
PATIENT CARE THE MEDICAL CENTER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT LEADING-EDGE PATIENT CARE. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PATIENTS RECEIVE TREATMENTS THAT ARE TODAY'S GOLD STANDARD OF CARE OR INNOVATIVE THERAPIES THAT WILL BECOME THE GOLD STANDARD OF TOMORROW. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS DEVELOPED FIVE MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTERS THAT ALLOW PHYSICIANS AND CLINICAL STAFF FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES SUCH AS MEDICINE, SURGERY, PATHOLOGY, RADIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, AND SOCIAL WORK TO WORK TOGETHER SO THAT OUR PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING THE MOST COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE CARE POSSIBLE. THESE CENTERS INCLUDE A CANCER CENTER, A CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE, A DIGESTIVE DISEASE CENTER, A SPINE CENTER, AND A TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE. OTHER NOTABLE AREAS WHERE THE MEDICAL CENTER LEADS THE WAY IN PATIENT CARE SPAN A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS VASCULAR SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES COMPLICATIONS, AND OBSTETRIC CARE FOR ROUTINE PREGNANCIES AS WELL AS THE MOST COMPLEX PATIENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO OFFERS A CENTER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, A STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY ROOM, A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER, AHEAD OF THE CURVE IMAGING SYSTEMS. THE MEDICAL CENTER WAS THE FIRST IN NEW ENGLAND TO OFFER A DYNAMIC NEW NONINVASIVE RADIATION THERAPY. SOME OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S KEY STATISTICS FOR FY 2020 REGARDING PATIENT VOLUME ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE: INPATIENT DISCHARGES 36,402 OUTPATIENT STATISTICS CLINIC ENCOUNTERS 692,542 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS 44,667 RADIOLOLGY EXAMS 207,427 AMBULATORY SURGERY CASES 12,231 RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENTS 21,721 ENDOSCOPY TREATMENTS 19,174 CHARITY CARE THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES CARE WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT DISCOUNTED RATES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. BECAUSE THE MEDICAL CENTER DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE, THESE SERVICES ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST (HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST). THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO MAKES PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS. THESE PAYMENTS ARE REPORTED AS A COMPONENT OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE EXPENSE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S NET COST OF CHARITY CARE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7A, INCLUDING CARE FOR EMERGENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AND INCLUDING PAYMENTS TO AND RECEIPTS FROM THE HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST, WAS $15,937,695 FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING: CHARITY CARE, AT COST 4,659,193 PAYMENTS TO HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST (HSNT) 20,986,822 PAYMENTS FROM HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST (9,708,320) NET CHARITY CARE 15,937,695 OTHER UNCOMPENSATED CARE THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, WHICH IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH REFORM LAW PROVIDED AN INITIATIVE FOR EXPANSION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE TO GREATER POPULATIONS AND FOR ENROLLMENT OF UNINSURED PATIENTS IN OTHER INSURANCE PROGRAMS. PAYMENTS FROM MEDICAID AND OTHER PROGRAMS, WHICH INSURE LOW INCOME POPULATIONS, DO NOT COVER THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED. IN AGGREGATE, THE COST OF CARE PROVIDED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR SUCH SERVICES EXCEEDED REIMBURSEMENT BY $20,681,077 IN 2020 AS REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 7B OF SCHEDULE H, HOSPITALS. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO TREATS PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM, THE FEDERALLY SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED PATIENTS. BECAUSE PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH INFLATION IN RECENT YEARS, PAYMENTS TO THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR THOSE SERVICES ALSO DO NOT COVER THE COSTS OF SERVICES PROVIDED. IN AGGREGATE, THE COST OF CARE PROVIDED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR SUCH SERVICES EXCEEDED REIMBURSEMENT BY $61,277,841 IN THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, $19,598,221 OF WHICH IS INCLUDED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE H PART I, LINE 7G AND RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS, THE MEDICAL CENTER'S BOWDOIN STREET COMMUNITY FACILITY, THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PROVISION OF OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY CARE AND URGENT CARE CENTERS AND CERTAIN PRIMARY CARE VISITS THROUGH BIDMC'S ONSITE PRIMARY CARE OFFICES AND $53,440,197 OF WHICH IS REPORTED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE H PART III LINE 7. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: |
RESEARCH THE MISSION OF THE MEDICAL CENTER IS TO BE A WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH INSTITUTION WHERE OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS WORK TO DEVELOP NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE HEALTH OF THE LOCAL AND EXTENDED COMMUNITIES. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM STRIVES TO BE RENOWNED FOR ITS BENCH-TO-BEDSIDE MODEL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND FOR ITS COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY AS A PATHWAY FOR TRANSFERRING THE FRUITS OF RESEARCH INTO PRODUCTS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THE MEDICAL CENTER COMMITS TO MAINTAIN A COLLABORATIVE CULTURE AND MODERN, HIGH-QUALITY FACILITIES AND TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST AMONG HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THE HARVARD TEACHING HOSPITALS AS WELL AS REACHING OUT AND COLLABORATING WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND WORLD RENOWNED EXPERTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S NOTABLE RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE CONSISTENTLY BEING RANKED IN THE TOP FOUR IN NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) FUNDING AMONG INDEPENDENT HOSPITALS. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASES AND BETTER TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS, WHICH IN TURN DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE LIVES OF PATIENTS AND IMPROVES THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PATIENT CARE. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, MORE THAN 1,220 ACTIVE FEDERAL, INDUSTRY AND FOUNDATION SPONSORED PROJECTS AND MORE THAN 2,500 ACTIVE EXEMPT, EXPEDITED, AND FULL BOARD-REVIEWED CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES. BIDMC RESEARCH IS LED BY MORE THAN 280 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY. THE KEY AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE VASCULAR BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR IMAGING, TRANSPLANTATION, SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION, CANCER BIOLOGY, METABOLIC DISEASE, NEUROBIOLOGY, AIDS AND CARDIOLOGY/CARDIAC SURGERY. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S EXTRAORDINARY FACULTY HAS ESTABLISHED A CULTURE THAT IS COLLABORATIVE AND ORIENTED TOWARD TRANSLATING NEW KNOWLEDGE INTO NOVEL MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND PATIENT CARE. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS INCLUDED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE H. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C |
TEACHING THE MEDICAL CENTER'S DEVOTION TO TEACHING, TO RESPECTING STUDENTS, AND TO EMBRACING TECHNOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PRACTICE INNOVATION MAKE THE MEDICAL CENTER A TOP CHOICE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE MEDICAL CENTER TRAINS HUNDREDS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS, INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONALS IN NURSING, SOCIAL WORK AND THE ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS 59 ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) APPROVED CLINICAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS WITH 683 RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL FELLOWS. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS 52 NONSTANDARD CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS WITH 60 TRAINEES PER YEAR. STAFF PHYSICIANS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER WHO HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL INSTRUCT THE DOCTORS OF TOMORROW BY SUPERVISING OF THEIR DAILY PATIENT CARE AND BY CONDUCTING A RANGE OF INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THE CARL J. SHAPIRO INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND BIDMC, A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AND AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION AT THE MEDICAL CENTER, IS BOTH A "THINK TANK" FOR ADVANCING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND A UNIQUE TRAINING RESOURCE. WITHIN THE CENTER, THE CARL J. SHAPIRO SIMULATION AND SKILLS CENTER PROVIDES HIGH-TECH LEARNING EXPERIENCES ON TOPICS RANGING FROM MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO INTENSIVE CARE AND OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY MEMBERS TO SHARE YEARS OF COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE IN MASTERING THE ART OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. IT ALSO OFFERS AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND EXTENSION OF MORE TRADITIONAL METHODS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS TO PRACTICE AND HONE THEIR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SKILLS. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS INCLUDED IN THE NARRATIVE SUPPORT TO THIS FORM 990, SCHEDULE H. |
| BILH'S COVID-19 RESPONSE IN FY 2020 |
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH ("BILH") QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY MARSHALLED ITS RESOURCES TO MOUNT A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC (THROUGH JUNE OF 2021), BILH HAS TREATED OVER 8,500 HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND PERFORMED MORE THAN 700,000 COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SYSTEM'S PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN FY 2020 INCLUDE: BILH QUICKLY ESTABLISHED AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ("EOC") TO ALIGN SYSTEM EFFORTS ACROSS ITS HOSPITALS AND OTHER BUSINESS UNITS AND WITH EXTERNAL ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE STATE GOVERNMENT. THE EOC HELD REGULAR MEETINGS WITH INCIDENT COMMANDERS, EMERGENCY MANAGERS, AND SENIOR LEADERS FROM BILH HOSPITALS, PRIMARY CARE, AND OTHER SYSTEM ENTITIES TO COORDINATE PLANS, POLICIES, AND COMMUNICATIONS. IT PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY CONFERENCE OF BOSTON TEACHING HOSPITALS ("COBTH") CALLS AND MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND CENTER CALLS. A KEY ROLE OF THE EOC INVOLVED MANAGING THE FLOW OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INFORMATION TO ENSURE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND ALIGNMENT OF RESPONSES TO THE PANDEMIC. FINALLY, THE EOC WORKED WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO CENTRALIZE COVID-19 RELATED DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING FOR THE SYSTEM, COMMONWEALTH, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN MARCH 2020, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER ("BIDMC") BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST HOSPITAL LABORATORIES IN THE STATE TO BEGIN IN-HOUSE HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ("PCR") COVID-19 TESTING FOR PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS. BIDMC'S LABORATORY PROVIDED THIS TEST TO BILH HOSPITALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SUCH AS HEALTH CENTERS AND CORRECTIONS FACILITIES, AT A TIME OF CRITICAL SUPPLY SHORTAGE. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, BILH WORKED TOWARD ADDITIONAL IN-HOUSE TESTING CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING HIGH-THROUGHPUT THERMO FISHER INSTRUMENTS AT LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER ("LHMC"). THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALIZED MULTIPLE DRIVE-THROUGH COVID-19 TESTING SITES TO ENABLE EASY ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF. IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, TO EXPAND HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-BASED COVID-19 TESTING SITES, BILH OPENED AN ADDITIONAL HIGH-CAPACITY DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING SITE IN WOBURN. TO ENSURE CONTINUED ACCESS TO CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS, BILH PRIMARY CARE RAPIDLY DEPLOYED A TELEHEALTH STRATEGY, QUICKLY TRANSITIONED TO COHORT CLINICS TO CARE FOR SICK PATIENTS, AND SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED A PHASED REOPENING BY JULY 2020. BILH ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT AT NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL TO MANAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENT VOLUME DURING THE PANDEMIC. BILH ESTABLISHED A DAILY HUDDLE CONSISTING OF BILH ED AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE PATIENT TRANSFERS TO THE UNIT. BILH'S VIRTUAL TRANSFER CENTER WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2019 TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM-WIDE BED CAPACITY USING REAL-TIME INFORMATION EXCHANGE AMONG THE THREE EXISTING TRANSFER CENTERS AT BIDMC, LHMC AND MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL ("MAH"). THE TRANSFER TEAM PERSONNEL AT THESE CENTERS WORK TOGETHER AS A SINGLE "VIRTUAL" CENTER TO ACCOMMODATE INCOMING TRANSFER REQUESTS BY MAKING ALL BEDS AVAILABLE IN THE SYSTEM BASED ON FACILITY CAPACITY AND LEVEL OF CARE REQUIRED. THE TRANSFER CENTER ENHANCED PATIENT QUALITY, SAFETY, AND ACCESS BY LOAD BALANCING COVID PATIENTS ACROSS ALL OF ITS HOSPITALS SO THAT THESE PATIENTS RECEIVED TIMELY ACCESS TO THE TYPE OF BED AND LEVEL OF CARE NEEDED. BILH COLLABORATED WITH EXTERNAL ENTITIES TO STAND UP A 1,000-BED FIELD HOSPITAL, THE BOSTON HOPE HOSPITAL, AND OPEN AND STAFF A COVID HOTEL FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. BILH LAUNCHED A WEBSITE TITLED THE CORONAVIRUS RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE ITS PATIENT COMMUNITY WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, AVAILABLE RESOURCES SUCH AS TESTING SITES, AND INNOVATION EFFORTS UNDERWAY THROUGHOUT BILH (E.G., VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE STERILIZATION FOR N95 RESPIRATORS). BILH LAUNCHED AN INTERNAL WEBSITE WITH RESOURCES FOR ITS STAFF AS WELL. BILH CREATED SYSTEM-WIDE GUIDELINES FOR INFECTION PREVENTION ACROSS MANY DOMAINS, INCLUDING PATIENT AND VISITOR SCREENING AND THE RECONFIGURATION OF AMBULATORY CLINIC SPACES TO ALLOW FOR RECOMMENDED PHYSICAL DISTANCING. BILH'S HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED SYSTEM-WIDE PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND TOOLS TO ENSURE ITS HOSPITALS WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF ITS STAFF WHILE DELIVERING SAFE, EFFECTIVE CARE TO ITS PATIENTS. EXAMPLES OF THESE RESOURCES INCLUDE AN ENHANCED SUPPLEMENTAL LEAVE POLICY; AN EASY-TO-USE, AUTOMATED EMPLOYEE COVID-19 SYMPTOM ATTESTATION TOOL; AN ONLINE, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR MANAGING ANXIETY; AND TELECOMMUTING GUIDELINES. IN LATE MARCH 2020 BILH CREATED HOUSING FOR QUARANTINE OF STAFF EXPOSED TO COVID-19. HOUSING WAS SET UP AT A LOCAL UNIVERSITY AND HOTELS COVERING THE NETWORK'S SERVICE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 300 STAFF MEMBERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE HOUSING FROM MARCH TO JULY 2020. IN ADDITION TO HOUSING, FOOD AND SUPPLY DELIVERY SERVICES WERE CREATED TO MINIMIZE PUBLIC CONTACT. BILH COLLABORATED REGULARLY WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ("CHC") AFFILIATES ON COVID-RELATED CARE, TESTING, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ("PPE"), AND PATIENT OUTREACH. BILH SHARED REAL-TIME ACCESS TO BILH COVID-19-RELATED OPERATIONAL POLICIES, PROCESSES, AND GUIDELINES IN ADDITION TO TRANSLATED PATIENT HANDOUTS, FLYERS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS AROUND THE "STOP THE SPREAD" CAMPAIGN. AS HEALTH CENTERS WORKED TO ESTABLISH STABLE SUPPLY CHAINS OF PPE, BILH DONATED GLOVES, N95S, ISOLATION GOWNS, DISINFECTANT WIPES, EYE PROTECTION, HAND SANITIZER, AND SURGICAL MASKS. BILH DEPLOYED STAFF AT COMMUNITY TESTING SITES SUCH AS AT THE DIMOCK CENTER. CHC STAFF WERE INCLUDED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED BILH-FUNDED TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM FOR STAFF. BILH ALSO SUPPORTED SAFETY NET AFFILIATE HOSPITALS WITH REAL-TIME BILH COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND POLICIES, MED/SURG AND ICU BED LOAD-BALANCING EFFORTS, ICU STAFFING, AND PPE NEEDS. IN FY 2021, BILH CONTINUED TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S RESPONSE TO THIS UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, MOST NOTABLY THROUGH ITS PATIENT VACCINATION EFFORTS. BILH WILL PROVIDE DETAIL ON THESE EFFORTS IN ITS FY 2021 TAX RETURN FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 AND 12A: |
THE BOSTON, MA OFFICE OF KPMG ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH), AND THE ENTITIES FOR WHICH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS SOLE MEMBER DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC), NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION (NBHC) AND ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL). EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY IN TURN SERVE AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF AFFILIATES, AND WHOSE ACCOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BILH AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP), THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24A: |
AS DESCRIBED IN THIS FORM 990, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS AN ENTITY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND SERVED AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF AND SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER . DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER WAS A MEMBER OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP AND ITS TAX EXEMPT BOND FINANCING WAS ISSUED THROUGH BILH OR THROUGH A PREVIOUS OBLIGATED GROUP WHICH IS NOW A PART OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP. THE SCHEDULE K AS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 990 INCLUDES ALL OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP OUTSTANDING TAX EXEMPT DEBT FOR BONDS ISSUED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2002, ONLY A PORTION OF WHICH IS ALLOCABLE TO AND REPORTED ON BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER 'S BALANCE SHEET. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24B: |
AS REPORTED ON THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE K, THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC. (LHSI) SERIES F BONDS WHICH WERE ISSUED IN 2015 ARE NOW PART OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) OBLIGATED GROUP DEBT. THE BONDS WERE ISSUED IN 2015 AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 THERE WAS A BALANCE REMAINING IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND. PROCEEDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND WERE UNEXPECTEDLY HELD BEYOND THE THREE-YEAR TEMPORARY PERIOD, AND WERE YIELD RESTRICTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS. ALTHOUGH THESE BONDS ARE NOT ON THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER BALANCE SHEET, BIDMC IS INCLUDING THIS DISCLOSURE IN ITS FORM 990 BECAUSE BIDMC IS A MEMBER OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A |
FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) SERVED AS THE COMMON PAY AGENT FOR THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE A/K/A AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS GROUP (MCB), AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (BID-NEEDHAM). IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS FORM 990, BIDMC IS REPORTING ONLY THOSE FORMS W-2 ISSUED TO ITS OWN EMPLOYEES. FORMS W-2 ISSUED BY BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER AS AGENT FOR MCB AND BID-NEEDHAM ARE REPORTED BY THOSE ENTITIES AS IF ISSUED DIRECTLY. |
| FORM 990, PART V, QUESTION 7G: |
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8899. |
| FORM 990, PART V, QUESTION 7H: |
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES OR OTHER VEHICLES AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 1098-C. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 |
THE FOLLOWING BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC) OFFICERS, DIRECTOR/TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES HAVE BUSINESS AND/OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: CAROL ANDERSON AND KEVIN TABB HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP CAROL ANDERSON AND STEVEN FISCHER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP GEOFF S. REHNERT AND JOEL CUTLER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP GEOFF S. REHNERT AND DANIEL J. JICK HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MICHAEL F. CRONIN AND DANIEL J. JICK HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THOMAS DESIMONE AND ALAN ROTTENBERG HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC), NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION (NBHC) AND ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL). EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY HAVE, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. IN ADDITION, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP) IS THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BIDMC AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. FOR THIS SAME PERIOD HMFP SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (APHMFP) AS WELL AS SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ENTITIES. TWO OR MORE OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN THIS FORM 990 PART VII HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF SITTING ON ONE OR MORE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OR BY SERVING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS NOTED ABOVE. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS PROVIDED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE J. |
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EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER. CAREGROUP, WHICH MERGED INTO BIDMC, EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS SOLE MEMBER. |
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THE MEMBER HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO (A) APPOINT AND REAPPOINT TRUSTEES, (B) FILL ANY VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF TRUSTEES, AND (C) ACTING BY VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE QUARTERS (3/4) OF THE MEMBER'S TRUSTEES THEN IN OFFICE, REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, A TRUSTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B |
THE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER HAS THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS, AS DESIGNATED IN BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER'S BY-LAWS: SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AND THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS ("M.G.L.") CHAPTER 180, AS AMENDED, ON MEMBERS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. IN ADDITION, EXCEPT AS ARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CORPORATION ("BOARD") IN THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY M.G.L. CHAPTER 180 ON BOARDS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE MEMBER MAY NOT TAKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD: (A) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN, OR CONSOLIDATION OF PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS, ASSETS, AND PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH SHALL REMAIN UNDER THE CORPORATION'S CONTROL AND BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION AND NOT FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE MEMBER'S SYSTEM, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CHANGES INVOLVE BACK-OFFICE CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF THE MEMBER; (B) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN THE NAME, BRAND, OR TRADEMARK OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, EXCEPT SUCH COMPLEMENTARY CHANGES AS THE MEMBER MAY DETERMINE ARE REASONABLY APPROPRIATE IN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM-WIDE IDENTITY FOR THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES; OR (C) AMEND OR RESTATE THESE BYLAWS TO CHANGE OR ELIMINATE EITHER OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON ITS POWERS. FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE MEMBER BECOMES THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION, THE MEMBER'S AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATION OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT OBTAIN THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE CORPORATION'S DESIGNATED TRUSTEES (AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) AND THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "MEMBER'S BOARD"). THE MEMBER MAY NOT CAUSE THE CORPORATION TO CEASE OPERATING A SEPARATELY LICENSED HOSPITAL FACILITY, OR CLOSE ANY ESSENTIAL SERVICE OF SUCH HOSPITAL FACILITY, WITHOUT CONSULTING WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO TAKING SUCH ACTION. THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MEMBER REGARDING (I) APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES, (II) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CORPORATION'S POLICIES, (III) THE MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT CARE QUALITY, AND (IV) THE PROVISION OF CLINICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANNING IN A MANNER RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS; (B) ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LICENSURE AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING CREDENTIALING AND OTHER MEDICAL STAFF MATTERS; (C) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT FOR INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW CLINICAL SERVICES, AND PARTICIPATING IN AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CORPORATION'S STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLAN AND GOALS; (D) REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AS WELL AS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; (E) MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS; (F) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS RELATING TO PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY; (G) REVIEWING DISASTER PLANS THAT DEAL WITH BOTH INTERNAL (E.G., FIRE) AND EXTERNAL DISASTERS; AND (H) EVALUATING RECRUITMENT NEEDS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE MEDICAL STAFF CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE BYLAWS, THE BOARD SHALL ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH SHALL HAVE ONLY THE FOLLOWING POWERS: (A) POWERS EXPRESSLY GRANTED BY THE MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME; (B) POWER TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF OTHER CORPORATIONS; (C) POWER TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER (AS DEFINED UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) OR UNDER THESE BYLAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBER; AND (D) POWERS TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THAT AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 30, 2017 BY AND AMONG LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC., MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, CAREGROUP, INC., AND SEACOAST REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSES (A) AND (B) OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER AS NOTED ABOVE. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSE (C) AND (D) OF THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE MEMBER AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER AS NOTED ABOVE. NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE (B) ABOVE, THE POWER OF THE CORPORATION TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: (X) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED BY THE CORPORATION ONLY AT THE EXPRESS AND EXPLICIT DIRECTION OF, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF, THE MEMBER; (Y) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED DIRECTLY BY THE MEMBER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OR PARTICIPATION OF THE CORPORATION; AND (Z) OTHER THAN STATUTORY POWERS, THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONLY THOSE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OVER AND WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATIONS OF WHICH IT IS A MEMBER AS ARE EXPRESSLY AND EXPLICITLY DELEGATED OR DIRECTED TO THE CORPORATION BY ACTION OF THE MEMBER'S BOARD. |
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AS NOTED IN VARIOUS DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER. THIS FORM 990 IS PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER FINANCE STAFF. IN ADDITION, THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN BILH, ENTITY AND OTHER AFFILIATES TO ENSURE THAT OTHER FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. EXAMPLES OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS MAY INCLUDE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT, COMPLIANCE, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, LEGAL, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, RESEARCH AND/OR RESEARCH FINANCE. THE TAX RETURNS REVIEWED BY THE BILH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TAXATION, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DELOITTE TAX, LLP. A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
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BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SYSTEM OF AFFILIATES. ALL ENTITIES IN THE BILH NETWORK ADHERE TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN, COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ENTITY LEVEL. PURSUANT TO THESE POLICIES, ALL OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS MAINTAINED BY OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, OR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHICH MAY RESULT IN A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BILH OFFICE OF INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTERS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS ANNUALLY. BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL DISCLOSURES. DISCLOSURES FOR BILH EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BILH POLICY. A SUMMARY OF POSITIVE RESPONSES OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER IS PROVIDED TO THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER'S COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR REVIEW FINAL DETERMINATION OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT. ANY ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES ACTION UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING REVIEW BY BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER AS WELL AS THE BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICE. PURSUANT TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD CREATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE PROHIBITED WHILE OTHER TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS ARE PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH A MANAGEMENT PLAN TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND RECUSAL, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE MINUTES. IN ADDITION AS NOTED ABOVE, THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS OUTLINE ABOVE IS JOINTLY ISSUED BY THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS FORMER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE TAX QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO GATHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY COMPLETE FORM 990 SCHEDULE L, TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS AND FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 2, FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OFFICERS, DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES WITH BILH SERVING AS BIDMC'S SOLE MEMBER, OR IF NOT AS DIRECT SOLE MEMBER, INDIRECTLY AS THE MEMBER IN ITS CAPACITY AS PARENT OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. IN THIS ROLE BILH MAINTAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTITIES WHICH COMPRISED THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK AND TO THAT END, BILH HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW, COMPENSATION REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 FOR BIDMC'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS SET BY THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR SETTING COMPENSATION IS BELOW. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES INCLUDING THE BILH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT BILH AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES, IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. FOR SOME CATEGORIES OF POSITIONS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND TARGETS AS A GROUP, RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL. COMPENSATION FOR THE BILH CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE BILH CEO. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE BILH CEO VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, AS REQUIRED BY THIS FORM 990 AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, COMPENSATION REPORTED HEREIN IS CALENDAR YEAR 2019 COMPENSATION. PRIOR TO THE MARCH 1, 2019 WHEN BILH BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF BIDMC COMPENSATION FOR BIDMC WAS SET BY THE BIDMC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH WAS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BIDMC BOARD. THE BIDMC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR BIDMC MEMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF BID-MILTON, BID-PLYMOUTH, BID-NEEDHAM AND MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORP FOR WHICH BIDMC SERVED AS SOLE MEMBER PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2019. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WAS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES, IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. COMPENSATION FOR THE BIDMC CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTED TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE BIDMC CEO. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE BIDMC CEO WAS VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH TAX DEPARTMENT 109 BROOKLINE AVENUE, SUITE 300 BOSTON, MA 02215 |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G |
CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,195,818. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,195,818. MD FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 100,307,166. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 100,307,166. PURCHASED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 121,978,748. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,414,549. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 215,229. TOTAL EXPENSES 130,608,526. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: |
NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION -4,458,191. UNREALIZED CHG IN EQUITY INTEREST IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP -4,955,187. CHANGE IN FUNDED STATUS OF EMPLOYEES BENEFIT PLANS -82,698,536. TRANSFER (TO) FROM AFFILIATE -33,286,898. NET ASSETS RELEASED FOR CAPITAL -739,000. NET ASSETS RELEASED FOR CAMPUS TRANSFORMENT -8,000,000. GIFT - IN KIND USED IN OPERATION -1,721,424. PLEDGE VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS -389,095. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: |
ON MARCH 1, 2019, LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING THE LAHEY CLINIC AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION D/B/A BEVERLY HOSPITAL, ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITAL, THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS SYSTEM INCLUDING BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MILTON, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS NEEDHAM AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS PLYMOUTH, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL AS WELL AS ENTITIES FOR WHICH THESE LISTED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS SOLE MEMBER AND ADDITIONAL AFFILIATES CAME TOGETHER TO FORM BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH). AS A NEWLY CREATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, BILH ENGAGED KPMG TO PERFORM A FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM. THE BOSTON, MA OFFICE OF KPMG ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.