Auxiliary to Bellevue Hospital Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

GENERAL HOSPITAL PROGRAMSActivities Therapy Music ProgramThis program supports small configurations of musicians for intimate performances. Live music has been shown to alleviate anxiety, fear, depression, and isolation associated with medical illness and disability.Activities Therapy PsychiatryThree different areas are supported for Activities Therapy in all nine Psychiatry Units, providing activities for patients which improve the quality of patient care:(1) Recreation and Sensory supplies for therapeutic group programming and individual patients.(2) Special events, such as holiday and cultural occasions for the patient's treatment and well being.(3) Emergency funds for replacing broken equipment.Sobriety GardenPatients receiving treatment through the Alcoholism Clinic benefit from participation in the Sobriety Garden growing vegetables and flowers and creating decorative folk sculptures.Durable Medical Equipment ("DME") for Undocumented/Uninsured PatientsFunds are provided for patients who do not have any type of medical insurance and are unable to purchase durable medical equipment (i.e. wheelchairs, walkers, respiratory equipment, etc.) which enables patients to go home safely.Patient Discharge TravelPatients from all over New York City, the United States and the world are treated at Bellevue Hospital. Some patients require assistance with their transport home upon discharge. The Social Work Department will make such transportation arrangements to facilitate their return home to enable them to receive care from family members and/or healthcare facilities closer to their residence.Addictions Division PsychiatryFunds are provided for therapeutic programming, holiday cultural occasions, special events and supervised outings for patients participating in both the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) and the Chemical Dependency Outpatient Program (CDOP).ChaplaincyFunds are provided for the purchase of religious material (rosaries, Qurans, Bibles, etc.) for the Chaplains to distribute to patients. Spiritual guidance is an integral part of patient care.Patient LibraryThe Patient Library provides reading material, including books, newspapers in several languages and periodicals to all patients. There is a Patient Library on the 6th floor of Bellevue Hospital, as well as a roving cart to bring reading materials to the patient units.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 37.5%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.96; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings