United Health Services

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule ounited medical associates, pc (uma) performs medical services, education and research activities in a variety of settings, adding to the benefit of the community and enhancing the health status of its patients. Uma, pc provides a wide range of professional services in the primary and specialty care area. Uma providers support twenty family practices, three internal medicine clinics, seven pediatrics clinics, two school based health clinics, and two walk-in centers located throughout a multi-county service area. The specialty care centers include addiction medicine, ambulatory surgery, audiology, general surgery, bariatric surgery, breast surgery, urology, vascular surgery, ob/gyn, cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiothoracic surgery, chiropractic, concussion center, dental services, diabetes management/endocrinolgy, hand surgery and therapy, nephrology and dialysis, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapy, plastic surgery, wound care, otolaryngology, rheumatology, podiatry, pathology, emergency room and trauma services, dermatology, orthopedics, sleep/neurodiagnostic center, neurocritical care, geriatric medicine, hospitalists, infectious disease, , womens' (gyn) services, radiation oncology, gastroenterology, medical oncology, neurosurgery, general neurology, neuro-interventional surgery and pain management. Total patients serviced by uma physicians at year end 2024 totaled 974,276. These services assist uma in fulfilling its exempt purpose under the IRS code 501(c)(3). Uma is involved in community service by being part of the following activities: (1) uma is involved in the southern tier healthy living partnership which is a unique collaboration of government and community based systems that promote healthy living through outreach education and access to services for the purpose of reducing the risk of chronic disease. The New York state department of health and centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) provides funding for local community health care practitioners to provide clinical breast exams, mammograms, pap tests, colorectal screening, and limited follow-up. These screening procedures are for the income eligible women and men who are uninsured or under insured. (2) uma provides for the health maintenance of the elderly population by participating in lectures to the uhs hospitals members free of charge. (3) uma providers staff the uhs wilson medical center brain/spine trauma center. This is a level ii trauma center within central New York's regional system. The trauma center accepts severely injured trauma patients from all surrounding counties. The trauma center is located within the emergency department at wilson medical center, with spacious, specialized trauma rooms that can provide care simultaneously to as many as four victims of sudden, serious injury.(4) uma providers staff the article 28a clinics operated by united health services hospitals, chenango memorial hospital, and Delaware valley hospital. These facilities provide health care services to a large medicaid population.(5) uma providers staff the uhs perinatal center. The center offers a comprehensive range of services from gynecology to maternity & childbirth to breast health. The staff of specialized physicians, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives create a caring and compassionate environment serving women at each state of life: from teenage and childbearing years to mid-life and senior years all having their own unique health issues. Uhs hospitals' primary care centers, also staffed by uma providers, and the perinatal center participate in the prenatal care assistance program (pcap) offering financial assistance to help expectant mothers with the cost of prenatal care. (6) uhs hospitals, uhs chenango memorial hospital, uhs Delaware valley hospital and uma have implemented a patient-centered medical home program. The overall goal is to increase the quality and improve health outcomes for all patien

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th 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: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -14.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 8.07; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings