St Jude Hospital

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule oat providence, we use our voice to advocate for vulnerable populations and needed reforms in health care. We are also pursuing innovative ways to transform health care by keeping people healthy, and making our services more convenient, accessible and affordable for all. In an increasingly uncertain world, we are committed to high-quality, compassionate health care for everyone - regardless of coverage or ability to pay. We help people and communities benefit from the best health care model for the future - today.together, our 125,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in 51 hospitals, 1,014 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The providence affiliate family includes:-providence across five western states-covenant health in west Texas and New Mexico-facey medical group in los angeles, ca-kadlec in southeast Washington-pacific medical centers in seattle, wa-swedish health services in seattle, wain 2024, providence ministries and affiliates provided $1.9 billion in community benefit programs. This includes free and discounted care, uncompensated and subsidized care, and other community health activities. One of these vital programs, medicaid, is a lifeline for millions of individuals, including seniors, children, pregnant patients, those with disabilities and veterans. We are grateful to everyone in our communities who has joined us in advocating for continued funding and expansion of this program. Together, we are helping to ensure more people have access to needed care.for more information go to: https://www.providence.org/about/annual-reportthrough our community benefit programs, we focus on meeting the diverse needs of the people we serve by working to ensure basic health needs are met, removing barriers to care, building community resilience and innovating for the future. Providence continues to work towards carbon negative and in 2024 decreased emissions by 19 percent compared to our 2019 baseline. Our efforts earned us a system record 55 environmental excellence awards from practice greenhealth and made us the first large system to receive the joint commission's sustainable healthcare certification in 2024 for each of our hospitals.2024 program service accomplishments: in cy24, providence st. Jude medical center reported $5.9m in financial assistance (free and discounted care), and $42m of unpaid cost of medicaid. Providence st. Jude medical center is committed to promoting the health and quality of life in its surrounding community. Senior service and transportation program st. Jude medical center continues its commitment to improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations by providing essential health care support services. These services specifically target low-income seniors, individuals with disabilities, and individuals facing barriers to care due to age, mobility limitations, or economic hardship. In 2024, our senior transportation program served as a critical link between seniors and the care they need. This program provided contract-based, non-emergency medical transportation to help low-income elderly and disabled individuals attend medical appointments, access pharmacy services, and participate in social or health-related activities. The coordinator supported 5,171 patients through both phone and in-person interactions. Reliable transportation is a vital social determinant of health. For many seniors, the inability to travel safely leads to missed appointments, delayed care, increased isolation, and poor management of chronic conditions. This program helps reduce those risks and fosters independence, dignity, and emotional well-being by enabling seniors to maintain consistent engagement with their care providers and community. Additionally, the senior services program supported the broader needs of this population through a range of integrated services, including: - caring neighbors: a volunt

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 21st 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: 99.2%; rating input score 99; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • 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: -2.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings