Columbus Regional Auxiliary

What it reported doing in 2023

The volunteers of the columbus regional auxiliary provide a variety of valuable services to patients, their families and employees. Columbus regional auxiliary also supports and directs fund-raising activities to benefit patients and their families. The auxiliary was established in 1963 and was knows as the medical center auxiliary. On april 1, 2013, the auxiliary merged with affiliate, doctor's hospital auxiliary to form columbus regional auxiliary. On april 1, 2018 the columbus regional auxiliary became piedmont columbus regional auxiliary, in line with columbus regional joining piedmont healthcare. The sole member of the corporation is piedmont columbus regional a 501(c)(3) organization. Members volunteer in different departments throughout the organization and assist with various community activities on behalf of piedmont columbus regional.the columbus regional auxiliary provides columbus regional healthcare systems with the services listed below: john b. Amos cancer center - infusion center - volunteers assist and comfort the patients and families in the chemotherapy suite.john b. Amos cancer center information desk - volunteers welcome everyone who enters, give directions, walk with new patients to the department they need to go to and answer the phone.emergency trauma center - volunteers serve as liaisons between families and nursing staff, act as couriers, escort patients to other departments, minimize patient and family anxieties and assist with clerical functions. Guest relations desk - volunteers assist guests and visitors by giving directions, patient condition reports, and room numbers.gift shops - volunteers help customers with ideas and suggestions when they need to pick out just the right item to brighten someone's day or pick the perfect baby gift to celebrate this happy occasion. Healing notes - individual volunteers or groups share their musical talents by performing for guests and patients.neonatal intensive care unit - volunteers welcome parents and visitors and help them navigate the nicu. Volunteers take care of the special needs of our smallest patients.nursing units at midtown campus - volunteers serve as liaisons between families and nursing staff, act as couriers, escort patients and family members, assist with clerical functions. Volunteers provide the patient's non-clinical needs.nursing units at northside campus - volunteers serve as liaisons between families and nursing staff, act as couriers, escort patients and family members, and assist with clerical functions. Volunteers assist with the patient's non-clinical needs.play paws - pet partners certified pet handlers and their dogs visit the children's center and nursing units. These volunteers and dogs provide increased socialization, enhance the patient's activity level and provide opportunities for laughter and play.office assistant - volunteers assist in the volunteer services office by answering the phone, typing, filing, working with the computer and performing other clerical duties.pastoral care - volunteers work hand-in-hand with the hospital pastor. Volunteers visit patients and pre-surgery patients, visit for a few minutes of conversation and comforting words.special events - these events are for when volunteers cannot volunteer on a regular basis. Volunteers may sign up for these events. Some of these events are blood drives, books are fun, jewelry sale, sweets and treats, decorating for christmas, children's miracle network telethon, tree of light and senior focus progams.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 13.4%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.83; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings