Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc

What it reported doing in 2012

Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc. is a not for profit 140 bed community hospital in the city of Northampton Massachusetts, serving the counties of Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and others in western Massachusetts. It is fully accredited by the Joint Commission. Medical services at the hospital include: emergency, medical, cardiac care, cancer care, childbirth, women's health, diagnostic imaging services, behavioral health, rehabilitation, and outpatient services. CDH provides medical and hospital services for the sick and disabled of any race, creed, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, and sexual identity regardless of an individual's ability to pay. In 2013 the Hospital provided over $7.5 million dollars in the form of free medical care. During the last year Cooley Dickinson Hospital assisted uninsured and underinsured patients with facilitating access to health care services. The Hospital provides medical interpreter services and has a number of projects where data is collected on race, ethnicity, and language to improve patient care and achieve health equity. Cooley Dickinson Hospital provides leadership to communities in the Hampshire County area to assess health needs, resources, and gaps in services and to promote health access for vulnerable populations. The Hospital provides a full range of hospital services. Community programs include health screening and support groups, health education programs, behavioral health services, HIV/AIDS care and support, and other free clinical services. Cooley Dickinson Hospital serves approximately 9,300 medical and surgical patients annually, 3,500 patients underwent outpatient surgery. Outpatient visits include 35,000 visits to the Emergency Department. As of September 30, 2013, CDH Medical Staff consisted of 536 practicing physicians and dentists, of whom 260 are members of the active and associate staffs. (140 beds)

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 51.9%; rating input score 52; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings