Valley West Community Hospital

What it reported doing in 2014

Valley west hospital (valley west), located in sandwich, Illinois, serves the residents of southern dekalb, northern lasalle and western kendall counties by offering a number of programs and services that go beyond basic health care. Valley west believes that in order to be a true "community" hospital, we must be a resource for preventative and curative health information, education and services and that we must support the efforts of others who also are doing work for the community good. Doing so helps build trust, respect and loyalty for our hospital and strengthens our role as a partner in improving the health of our citizens and the quality of life in the communities we serve.the community benefit objectives of valley west include programs to improve access to health services by reducing geographic, financial, language and cultural barriers; improve and enhance public health, advance general health knowledge, and relieve the government burden of providing health services for the community, and for the uninsured and underinsured. Community health needs are identified and addressed through community outreach programs, by adding new services and by expanding others. Needs also are met through operational programs such as charity care, subsidized services and providing cash and in-kind donations to support organizations that also strive to meet community health and quality of life needs. The hospital identifies community health needs in several ways. Analyses were conducted at the most local level possible for valley west hospital's primary service area, given the availability of the data. Resources utilized include:* american diabetes association* american medical association* american university survey* centers for disease control and prevention* community needs index* Illinois department of employment security* Illinois department of public health* Illinois department of public health annual hospital questionnaire* Illinois department of public health, behavorial risk factors survey* Illinois department of public health, Illinois county cancer statistics review incidence* Illinois department of public health: birth defects and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in Illinois, 2004-2008* Illinois hospital association* Illinois hospital association, compdata* Illinois public health community map* national cancer institute* national center for health statistics* national heart lung and blood institute* northern Illinois university enrollment data* pioneering healthier communities* state of Illinois data by zip code* us census bureau 2010 data* internal review of outpatient and inpatient trends, especially emergency department usage * input from other community providers. This includes providing hospital leaders to serve on boards and committees that directly or indirectly impact community health or help the hospital connect to underserved or vulnerable populations.the hospital focused on the following community health needs in fy15: expand kish physician group (kpg) primary care providers in identified service areas.goal: provide greater access to care in the communities we serve, while utilizing the latest technology, equipment and education to provide the highest level of care.o during the course of the fiscal year, kish physician group expanded services to two additional locations including aurora and dekalb and thirty new providers. The addition of providers includes the acquisition of the dekalb clinic providers which took place on march 2, 2015. Throughout the fiscal year there was approximately a 70% increase in the number of patient visits. Support live healthy dekalb county (formerly pioneering healthier communities) in its policy and systems changes.goal: support the work of live healthy dekalb county through its policy and environmental changes to motivate people to eat healthy and be physically active every day.o during this last year valley west hospital has supported staff participation on the live healthy dekalb cou

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.9%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 98.6%; rating input score 99; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 12th 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: 8.2%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings