Organization: NORTH STAR HEALTH ALLIANCE INC
Mission: THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CLAXTON- HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER, RIVER HOSPITAL AND CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. BY REVIEWING AND MONITORING THEIR MISSIONS, OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES AND ADVISING THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COORDINATION OF THEIR MISSIONS, OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES WITH THOSE OF OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN NORTHERN NEW YORK STATE, ALL IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ECONOMICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE SERVICE AREA OF CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER AND RIVER HOSPITAL.
Activities: NORTH STAR HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "NSHA") HAS BEEN FORMED TO ACT AS THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY FOR CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "MEDICAL CENTER"), RIVER HOSPITAL, INC., CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "FOUNDATION"), AND ANY OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT CORPORATE AFFILIATE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AND FOUNDATION WHICH MAY BE CREATED IN THE FUTURE. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS LICENSED AS AN ACUTE CARE INPATIENT FACILITY BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND QUALIFIES AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AND AS A NONPRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(III) AND 509(A)(1). RIVER HOSPITAL IS LICENSED AS AN ACUTE CARE INPATIENT FACILITY BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND QUALIFIES AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AND AS A NONPRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(III) AND 509(A)(1).THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES AND QUALIFIES FOR EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE AND AS A NONPRIVATE FOUNDATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(3). STRUCTURALLY, THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY ROLE OF NSHA WITH RESPECT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER, RIVER HOSPITAL, THE FOUNDATION AND ANY OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE ADDED IN THE FUTURE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE BYLAWS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF EACH AFFILIATE WILL PROVIDE OR BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT NSHA IS ITS SOLE MEMBER. IN THAT CAPACITY, NSHA WILL BE EMPOWERED UNDER THE NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW TO APPOINT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EACH AFFILIATE, TO AMEND ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, AND TO APPROVE CERTAIN EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS MERGERS, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION. OPERATIONALLY, THE PURPOSE OF NSHA WILL BE TO REVIEW, MONITOR, COORDINATE, AND GUIDE THE MEDICAL CENTER, RIVER HOSPITAL, THE FOUNDATION AND ANY OTHER TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES IT MAY FORM IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR TAX-EXEMPT OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MOST EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ECONOMICAL SYSTEM POSSIBLE.RIVER HOSPITAL AND THE MEDICAL CENTER ARE FACING AN INCREASINGLY REGULATED, COMPETITIVE AND COST-CONSCIOUS ENVIRONMENT WITH DECREASING FINANCIAL ASSETS AND OTHER RESOURCES, CREATING A NEED TO DIVERSIFY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES WHILE PROMOTING EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMICS OF SCALE.NSHA AND THE RESULTING HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE WILL FOSTER THE SEPARATION OF REGULATED FROM UNREGULATED ACTIVITIES AND TAXABLE FROM TAX-EXEMPT FUNCTIONS, WILL PROVIDE INSULATION AGAINST INTER- CORPORATE LEGAL LIABILITIES, WILL PROMOTE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY BY SYSTEMIZING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH STANDARDIZED MEMBERSHIP AND BOARD STRUCTURES, WILL HELP TO DEFINE THE PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AFFILIATES AND ALLOW THEM TO MORE PRECISELY FOCUS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF EXPERTISE, AND WILL PROVIDE THE FLEXIBILITY TO COPE WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT AND TO PLAN EFFECTIVELY FOR THE FUTURE BY PULLING TOGETHER THE AFFILIATES INTO A UNIFIED SYSTEM OF PLANNING, COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT AND BY STUDYING AND FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ORGANIZATIONS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. IN ITS ROLE AS PARENT HOLDING COMPANY, IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT NSHA WILL ITSELF BECOME A PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE OR OTHER SERVICES DIRECTED TO THE PUBLIC, BUT RATHER THAT IT WILL COORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF THE AUTONOMOUS PROVIDERS AND OTHER OPERATING ENTITIES WHICH ARE OR BECOME PART OF THE ORGANIZED CORPORATE STRUCTURE. INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE NARROW, INSTITUTIONAL PLANS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AFFILIATE, NSHA WILL TAKE A BROADER PERSPECTIVE AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING A LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE OVERALL SYSTEM IN LIGHT OF EXTERNAL DEMANDS AND CONSTRAINTS.THAT IS, WHILE IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF EACH AFFILIATE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC AND UNIQUE PROBLEMS OF THAT PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION, THE TALENTS AND ENERGIES OF NSHA WILL FOCUS ON BROADER SYSTEM-WIDE ISSUES TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER IN A COMPLEMENTARY MANNER TO REDUCE FUNCTIONAL OVERLAPS AND MAXIMIZE UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES. IN THE PLANING AREA, NSHA WILL REVIEW AND MONITOR ITS EXEMPT AFFILIATES AND PROPOSED PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL MANNER.THE MANNER WHICH WILL BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND PROVIDE THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC THEY SERVE. AS PART OF THAT EFFORT, NSHA WILL FOCUS UPON WHETHER NEW ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE CREATED EITHER TO ASSUME CERTAIN FUNCTIONS CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY EXISTING AFFILIATES OR TO ADD NEW SERVICES TO THE OVERALL SYSTEM.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Hospitals