CHI NATIONAL SERVICES

CHI NATIONAL SERVICES WAS ORGANIZED AND WILL BE OPERATED TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH'S TAX-EXEMPT NATIONAL BUSINESS LINES. COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH (CSH) IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN CHICAGO. THE FAITH-BASED SYSTEM OPERATES IN 21 STATES WITH OVER 700 CARE CENTERS, INCLUDING FOUR ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS, AND 31 CRITICAL-ACCESS FACILITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH-SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, ACCREDITED NURSING COLLEGES, HOME-HEALTH AGENCIES, AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT SPAN THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CONTINUUM OF CARE. IN THAT ROLE, CSH IS CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING NEW MINISTRIES THAT INTEGRATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, PASTORAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES; PROMOTING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND FORMATION FOR THE MINISTRY THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION; ADVOCATING FOR SYSTEMATIC CHANGES WITH SPECIFIC CONCERN FOR PERSONS WHO ARE POOR, ALIENATED AND UNDERSERVED; AND STEWARDING RESOURCES BY PROVIDING COORDINATED MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES ALONG WITH CENTRALIZED SHARED SERVICES FOR THE CSH HEALTHCARE MINISTRY. IN KEEPING WITH CSH'S GOAL OF STEWARDING RESOURCES AND PROVIDING COORDINATED MANAGEMENT, CHI NATIONAL SERVICES WAS FORMED TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ITS NATIONAL SERVICE LINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CHI NATIONAL SERVICES SERVES AS A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR HEALTH CARE RELATED ACTIVITIES, PERMITTING MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUTURE AND CURRENT TAX-EXEMPT NATIONAL BUSINESS LINES SERVED BY CSH. THE FIRST INTEGRATION UNDER CHI NATIONAL SERVICES IS CHI NATIONAL HOME CARE, A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY WHOSE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER IS CHI NATIONAL SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF CHI NATIONAL HOME CARE IS TO HOUSE CSH'S TAX-EXEMPT HOME HEALTH ACTIVITIES. AS CSH ACQUIRES FUTURE TAX-EXEMPT HOME HEALTH LINES, THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS IN, OR ASSETS OF THOSE BUSINESSES WILL BE HELD BY CHI NATIONAL HOME CARE. THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE HOME CARE OPERATIONS WILL REDUCE VARIATION IN CLINICAL OUTCOMES, LOWER THE COST OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND BACK OFFICE SERVICES, ENHANCE GROWTH THROUGH THE STANDARDIZED MARKETING PROGRAM, AND ENHANCE OVERALL CORPORATE COMPLIANCE THROUGH STANDARDIZATION AND REVIEW.