Mayo Clinic Health System-cannon Falls

What it reported doing in 2015

Community outreach - see schedule omayo clinic health system-cannon falls (mchs-cf) participates in community and wellness events where free or nominal fee screening tests are offered as well as free patient education materials. These events include first thursdays, shepherds center, and twin rivers. Flu shots were given to volunteer firefighters and ambulance responders. Emergency preparedness training was provided to 50 members of the army reserve during two training sessions at the medical center. Free community screening for diabetes is done through a partnership with the local lions club at the medical center on an annual basis. Mchs-cf meals on wheels program provides free home delivered noon meals to homebound seniors over 60 with a moderate to high nutritional risk. This year the program expanded to a senior housing site and doubled the participation. This program is available on an annual basis, monday through friday to approximately 30 to 35 daily participants with more than 225 different community members receiving meals during 2015. Mchs-cannon falls staff participated in the book read "good for you and me" promoting the 5-2-1-0 nutrition and activity program with primary care and pediatric staff. Mchs-cannon falls offered sports physicals at a reduced rate for 15 students who are participating in sports through the local schools. Mchs-cf auxiliary provides approximately 45 volunteers to greet and direct patients during high-volume surgery weekdays and offers clerical support to staff. The auxiliary volunteers provided approximately 914 hours of volunteer services. Based on the 2015 independent sector statistics, the approximate value of these services is $21,530.mayo clinic health system-cannon falls (mchs-cannon falls) determines patient needs through a variety of means: direct feedback from patients to employees at point of care and at other opportunities, through community representation on the medical center community advisory council and through continual, random, confidential patient satisfaction surveys which are part of the decision-making processes for improving patient care and customer service. Mchs-cannon falls employees are also strongly connected with local civic groups. Many employees are active members of various cannon falls organizations, while others give healthcare presentations to these groups. This participation not only promotes involvement in the community, but also gives community members a chance to ask questions, share comments, concerns or other suggestions they may have regarding the medical center. Mchs-cannon falls employees promote the active referral of patients to local resources such as access to high quality nutritious foods, physical activity and tobacco use cessation programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 65.9%; rating input score 66
• Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $699.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 44.4%; rating input score 44; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 21.7%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.5% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings