Barton Health

What it reported doing in 2024

The following programs are community outreach programs that benefit the health of Barton Health Lake Tahoe South Shore Community.Food Insecurity Program: In partnership with Whole Foods and Starbucks Barton picked up and distributed high quality perishable and non-perishable food up to four days a week to our community partners as well as directly to our most vulnerable community members throughout the first half of 2024. In the second half of 2024, we transferred the Starbucks food donation to The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless and the Whole Foods food donation to the food pantry, Christmas Cheer all Year. Staff also served on the Board of Directors for this pantry that provides food and basic needs to South Lake Tahoe's most vulnerable. Community Health Fair: Barton hosted a successful community health fair at Bijou Elementary School on October 17, 2024. Approximately 220 community members attended and received medical services and education, including blood pressure checks, CPR training, and Covered CA enrollment support, along with community-provided services including flu vaccines. Community Health Improvement Efforts: Barton partnered with ACCEL El Dorado County, a community-wide collaborative of public and private partners working together to improve the health and well-being of El Dorado County's vulnerable populations. Barton Health hosted the Community Health Advisory Committee (CHAC), a collaborative of representatives of various community agencies and community members that meet monthly to address emerging community health needs. Staff members also participated in the Community Behavioral Health Network meetings, community drug education meetings, and the Lake Tahoe Collaborative meetings. Barton staff met with community members at the South Tahoe Family Resource Center to better understand the real and perceived barriers that Latino community members face in receiving care. Staff served on the Board of Directors-of Encompass Youth, working to coordinate collaboration and communication to assure that Transitional Age Youth have the navigational support systems to create a path to stability and independence.Social Determinants of Health: Barton participated in the following community-based programs related to environmental factors that influence our community members' health and wellness.TRANSPORTATION: Barton staff served on the board of the South Shore Transit Management Association, which was a driving force in creating the first ever Microtransit program (LakeLink) that delivered free rides to over 175,000 community members in 2024. BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Hospital staff participated in the Tahoe Chamber of Commerce to address community health and safety issues.SUBSTANCE USE: Staff members participated in community efforts to address substance abuse prevention and education, including the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK) whose mission is to prevent and reduce youth substance use and related harm, and El Dorado Coalition for Overdose Prevention and Education (COPE), whose mission is to build collaboratives to address the overdose epidemic in El Dorado County. A staff member served on the board of Mountain High Recovery Center, a non-profit organization with a mission to strengthen individuals, families, and communities through the education and treatment of substance use disorders.HEALTHCARE DISPARITY: Barton participated in monthly and/or quarterly town hall meetings with a leading Latino/Latina community advocate, The South Tahoe Family Resource Center to educate and inform on important topics of interest related to a myriad of social determinants of health.We have continued our collaboration with The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless to expedite appropriate care and decrease emergency department visits for those they serve. We also provided staff to assist with the annual Point in Time count and understanding community needs with ride-along activities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 64.9%; rating input score 65
• Program expense ratio: 76.1%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: Limited
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 14.9%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.62; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.3%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings