Organizations Filed Purposes:
Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually-centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words.
TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG, INC. IS A 89-BED HOSPITAL CAMPUS PROVIDING SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD TO PATIENT RACE, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ECONOMIC STATUS, OR ABILITY TO PAY. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG, INC. TREATED 3,384 ADULTS AND CHILDREN FOR A TOTAL OF 12,996 PATIENT DAYS OF SERVICE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 139,553 OUTPATIENT VISITS, WHICH INCLUDED 2,281 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES AND 19,286 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. SEE SCHEDULE H FOR A NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND DESCRIPTIONS. As part of the Ascension Catholic health ministry, the filing organization served in support of Ascension's commitment to both care for patients and communities and support caregivers and other associates through the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic in FY20.
ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL PITTSBURG, INC. (AVCH-P) DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND IMPROVES HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. AS A PART OF ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HEALTH, A CATHOLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, WE SHARE THE MISSION OF "ROOTED IN THE LOVING MINISTRY OF JESUS AS HEALER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO SERVING ALL PERSONS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE. OUR CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY IS DEDICATED TO SPIRITUALLY CENTERED, HOLISTIC CARE WHICH SUSTAINS AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR A COMPASSIONATE AND JUST SOCIETY THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AND OUR WORDS." VIA CHRISTI HEALTH'S HISTORY EXTENDS BACK OVER 100 YEARS AND TODAY, ALONG WITH OUR SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, ASCENSION HEALTH, WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS IN KANSAS. THE OBLIGATION TO REACH OUT TO THOSE IN NEED AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH FLOWS DIRECTLY FROM OUR IDENTITY AS A FAITH-BASED HEALING MINISTRY. AS A MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT BECAUSE WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR CORE VALUES OF: 1) SERVICE OF THE POOR - GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT, ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS MOST IN NEED; 2) REVERENCE - RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR THE DIGNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE; 3) INTEGRITY - INSPIRING TRUST THROUGH PERSONAL LEADERSHIP; 4) WISDOM - INTEGRATING EXCELLENCE AND STEWARDSHIP; 5) CREATIVITY - COURAGEOUS INNOVATION; AND 6) DEDICATION - AFFIRMING THE HOPE AND JOY OF OUR MINISTRY.
AVCH-P WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE IN ADDRESSING THEIR NEEDS WITH THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES. HERE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH AVCH-P HELPS. 1) CAME TO THE RESCUE OF FT SCOTT, KANSAS WHEN THEIR HOSPITAL (MERCY HOSPITAL) CLOSED UNEXPECTEDLY BY PROVIDING A TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT IN ESTABLISHING A 24/7 ER. 2) VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS SERVE AS CLINICAL EDUCATION FIELD PLACEMENT SETTINGS FOR AREA COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND VOCATIONAL STUDENTS, 3) ASSOCIATES ASSIST IN FUNDRAISING FOR OTHER AREA NOT-FOR-PROFITS THROUGH THE ANNUAL ONE COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN, 4) SPONSORS ASSOCIATES PARTICIPATION THROUGH IN-KIND DONATIONS OF TIME FOR AREA NOT-FOR-PROFITS, MEDIA RESOURCES, PUBLIC PRESENTATION ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS, 5) HOST A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR HEALTH CONDITIONS SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND 6) PARTNERS WITH THE LOCAL FQHC IN PROVIDING THEIR PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO SPECIALISTS TO LIMIT UNNECESSARY TRAVEL TO OUTSIDE LOCATIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Bashar Marji Md | PHYSICIAN | 50 | $1,137,061 |
| Jason M Bailey Md | PHYSICIAN | 50 | $764,864 |
| M Rizwan Khalid Md | PHYSICIAN | 50 | $739,957 |
| Ali Hammad Md | PHYSICIAN | 50 | $737,869 |
| Brett D Dunbar Md | PHYSICIAN | 50 | $724,637 |
| Randall R Cason | EX-OFFICIO/PRESIDENT | 50 | $418,280 |
| Angela C Shaw | FORMER OFFICER (END 12/2016) | 50 | $301,298 |
| Drew K Talbott | VP, OPERATIONS | 50 | $206,150 |
| Tanya Sanidfer Rn | CNO | 50 | $173,468 |
| Margaret A Tichacek | FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 12/2017) | 0 | $0 |
| Joy M Scott | FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 12/2017) | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Knight | FORMER OFFICER (END 10/2017) | 0 | $0 |
| Edward J Hett Md | FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 12/2017) | 0 | $0 |
| Carla J Yost Rn | FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE (END 12/2017) | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Mccullough | ASSISTANT TREASURER/CFO, MINISTRY MARKET | 0 | $0 |
| Todd A Conklin | EX-OFFICIO (END 7/2019) | 0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Dextras Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shane Kannarr Od | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Morley Healy | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Lynette Olson Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Marietta | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Father Jerome Spexarth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elias Tawil Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daron Hall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Werner | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Sandness Md | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| John Clark | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Benson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
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