ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP

ST. VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP (SVMG) IS AN ARKANSAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS METROPOLITAN AREA. SVMG OWNS AND OPERATES PHYSICIAN CLINICS AND RELATED FACILITIES AND ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.SVMG CURRENTLY PROVIDES PHYSICIAN SERVICES AT SEVENTEEN CLINIC LOCATIONS AND THREE HOSPITAL LOCATIONS THROUGH ONE HUNDRED TWO PHYSICIAN EMPLOYEES. SVMG PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES AT ITS CLINICS OF THE TYPE NORMALLY PROVIDED AT OUTPATIENT CLINICS. THESE CLINICS PROVIDE THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES OF NONPHYSICIAN PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND NURSES. SVMG ALSO PROVIDES ANCILLARY SERVICES, INCLUDING RADIOLOGY (INCLUDING SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY, BONE DENSITOMETRY SCANNING, AND GENERAL EXTREMITY AND CHEST X-RAY), CLIA-WAIVED LABORATORY TESTING, TREADMILL STRESS TESTING, EKG, PULSE OXIMETRY, AUDIOMETRY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, INJECTION AND ULTRASOUND SERVICES. SVMG PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE SERVICES ON A NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS TO ALL PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY. SVMG PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS IN A NONDISCRIMINATORY MANNER. IN ADDITION, SVMG PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SVMG'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. IN ADDITION, SVMG REQUIRES EACH EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN TO COOPERATE WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH FURTHERANCE OF SVMG'S CHARITABLE MISSION, INCLUDING THE PHYSICIAN'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND TREATMENT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE PATIENTS.SVMG'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER IS ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER (SVIMC), AN ARKANSAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED UNDER 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.