FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE INC

FOR OVER 145 YEARS, FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. ("FRANCISCAN") HAS ENDEAVORED TO STAY TRUE TO OUR FOUNDING MISSION OF CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO COME THROUGH OUR DOORS AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE VERY BEST IN MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICE TO THE LESS FORTUNATE AMONG US. FRANCISCAN'S PURPOSE IS TO CONTINUE THE HEALING MINISTRY OF CHRIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS TO PROVIDE A FULL CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES; TO CARRY ON EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH; TO PROMOTE AND CARRY ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATED TO HEALTH CARE; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED AND CONDUCTED TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THOSE SERVED BY FRANCISCAN. FRANCISCAN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OPERATES 12 HOSPITAL CAMPUSES (ONE IN ILLINOIS AND 11 IN INDIANA) ALONG WITH NUMEROUS PHYSICIAN CLINICS AND ANCILLARY SERVICES CENTERS AND OFFERS NUMEROUS COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE FURTHER DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE H, PART VI, ITEM 5 AND SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 6A. IN 2023, FRANCISCAN SERVED ABOUT 2 MILLION PERSONS AND PROVIDED OVER $836 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS. FRANCISCAN PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS THAT REFLECT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO HEALTHCARE AND THE COMMUNITIES IT IS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. IN 2023, FRANCISCAN PROVIDED COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDED: UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF MEDICAID AND OTHER INDIGENT CARE PROGRAMS $186,833,905 COST OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED $ 66,102,319 OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED $ 3,086,533 SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES $ 35,311,714 HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION $ 14,885,157 COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES $ 3,886,846 FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS $ 486,313 RESEARCH $ 1,842,272 COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS $ 188,414 UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF MEDICARE $523,436,654 _______________ TOTAL $836,060,127 PLEASE VIEW WWW.FRANCISCANHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT/WHO-WE-ARE WHICH REFLECTS OUR MISSION OF "CONTINUING CHRIST'S MINISTRY IN OUR FRANCISCAN TRADITION" AS WELL AS WWW.FRANCISCANHEALTH.ORG/COMMUNITYHEALTH FOR FRANCISCAN'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESMENTS. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE OF THE MANY BENEFITS PROVIDED BY FRANCISCAN IT DOES PORTRAY THE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS THAT REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTHCARE AND THE COMMUNITIES WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. PLEASE SEE THE RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE H, PART VI, ITEM 5 AND SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 6A FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MANY CLINICAL SERVICES AS WELL AS POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY ONE OR MORE OF FRANCISCAN'S HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.