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Firsthealth Of The Carolinas Inc

155 Memorial Drive

Pinehurst, NC 28374

EIN: 561936354

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Individual Facility Details: Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Cah

520 Allen Street
Troy, NC 27371

4 hospitals in organization:
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Firsthealth Richmond Memorial Hospital

Sandhills Regional Medical Center

Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital

Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Cah

Bed count	25	Medicare provider number	341303	Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals	NO	Children's hospital	NO

Firsthealth Of The Carolinas IncDisplay data for year:

Community Benefit Spending- 2021
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)

3.36%

Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2021
(as % of total functional expenses)

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community Benefit Spending Compared to Functional Expenses, 2010-2021

Additional data

Community Benefit Expenditures: 2021

All tax-exempt organizations file a Form 990 with the IRS for every tax year. If the tax-exempt organization operates one or more hospital facilities during the tax year, the organization must attach a Schedule H to Form 990. On Part I of Schedule H, the organization records the expenditures it made during the tax year for various types of community benefits; 9 types are shown on this web tool. By default, this web tool presents community benefit expenditures as a percentage of the organization’s functional expenses, which it reports on Form 990, Part IX, Line 25, Column A. (The more commonly heard term, ‘total operating expenses’, which organizations report to CMS, is generally about 90% of the ‘functional expenses’). The user may change the default to see the dollar expenditures.
Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:

Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses	$ 8,193,189 0.83 %
Medicaid as % of operating expenses	$ 11,409,230 1.15 %
Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Health professions education as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Research as % of operating expenses	$ 452,493 0.05 %
Community health improvement services and community benefit operations* as % of operating expenses Note: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.	$ 8,235,464 0.83 %
Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses	$ 4,902,419 0.50 %
Community building* as % of operating expenses	$ 42,477 0.00 %

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community building activities details:

Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities?	YES
Number of activities or programs (optional)	0
Physical improvements and housing	0
Economic development	0
Community support	0
Environmental improvements	0
Leadership development and training for community members	0
Coalition building	0
Community health improvement advocacy	0
Workforce development	0
Other	0
Persons served (optional)	0
Physical improvements and housing	0
Economic development	0
Community support	0
Environmental improvements	0
Leadership development and training for community members	0
Coalition building	0
Community health improvement advocacy	0
Workforce development	0
Other	0
Community building expense as % of operating expenses	$ 42,477 0.00 %
Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Economic development as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Community support as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Coalition building as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Workforce development as % of community building expenses	$ 42,477 100 %
Other as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Direct offsetting revenue	$ 0
Physical improvements and housing	$ 0
Economic development	$ 0
Community support	$ 0
Environmental improvements	$ 0
Leadership development and training for community members	$ 0
Coalition building	$ 0
Community health improvement advocacy	$ 0
Workforce development	$ 0
Other	$ 0

Other Useful Tax-exempt Hospital Information: 2021

In addition to community benefit and community building expenditures, the Schedule H worksheet includes sections on what percentage of bad debt can be attributable to patients eligible for financial assistance, and questions on the tax-exempt hospital's debt collection policy. When searching a specific tax-exempt hospital in this web tool, Section II provides information about bad debt and the financial assistance policy, and whether the state in which the tax-exempt hospital resides has expanded Medicaid coverage under the federal ACA.

Of the tax-exempt hospital’s overall operating expenses, amount reported as bad debt as % of operating expenses	$ 22,778,100 2.30 %
Is the tax-exempt hospital considered a "sole community hospital" under the Medicare program?	NO

Information about the tax-exempt hospital's Financial Assistance Policy and Debt Collection Policy
The Financial Assistance Policy section of Schedule H has changed over the years. The questions listed below reflect the questions on the 2009-2011 Schedule H forms and the answers tax-exempt hospitals provided for those years. The Financial Assistance Policy requirements were changed under the ACA. In the future, as the Community Benefit Insight web site is populated with 2022 data and subsequent years, the web tool will also be updated to reflect the new wording and requirements. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this section, we encourage you to contact your tax-exempt hospital directly.

Does the organization have a written financial assistance (charity care) policy?	YES
Did the tax-exempt hospital rely upon Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) to determine when to provide free or discounted care for patients?	YES
Amount of the tax-exempt hospital’s bad debt (at cost) attributed to patients eligible under the organization’s financial assistance (charity care) policy as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %

Did the tax-exempt hospital, or an authorized third party, take any of the following collection activities before determining whether the patient was eligible for financial assistance:
Under the ACA, states have the choice to expand Medicaid eligibility for their residents up to 138% of the federal poverty guidelines. The Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA did not go into effect until January 2014, so data in this web tool will not reflect each state's current Medicaid eligibility threshold. For up to date information, please visit the Terms and Glossary under the Resources tab.
The federal poverty guidelines (FPG) are set by the government and used to determine eligibility for many federal financial assistance programs. Tax-exempt hospitals often use FPG guidelines in their Financial Assistance policies to determine which patients will qualify for free or discounted care.
In addition to the federal requirements, some states have laws stipulating community benefit requirements as a result of tax-exemption. The laws vary from state to state and may require the tax-exempt hospitals to submit community benefit reports. Data on this web tool captures whether or not a state had a mandatory community benefit reporting law as of 2011. For more information, please see Community Benefit State Law Profiles Comparison at The Hilltop Institute.

Community Health Needs Assessment Activities: 2021

The ACA requires all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, starting with the hospital's tax year beginning after March 23, 2012. The 2011 Schedule H included an optional section of questions on the CHNA process. This web tool includes responses for those hospitals voluntary reporting this information. The web tool will be updated to reflect changes in these questions on the 2012 and subsequent Schedule H forms.

Did the tax-exempt hospital report that they had conducted a CHNA?	YES
Did the CHNA define the community served by the tax-exempt hospital?	YES
Did the CHNA consider input from individuals that represent the broad interests of the community served by the tax-exempt hospital?	YES
Did the tax-exempt hospital make the CHNA widely available (i.e. post online)?	YES
Did the tax-exempt hospital adopt an implementation strategy to address the community needs identified by the CHNA?	YES

Supplemental Information: 2021

This section presents qualitative information submitted by the hospital, verbatim from the 990H record.

Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Description of the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.

4A (Expenses $ 831919067 including grants of $ 153115) (Revenue $ 986836137)
SEE SCHEDULE O

4B (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 0)
SEE SCHEDULE O

4C (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 0)
SEE SCHEDULE O

Facility Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.

PART V, SECTION B
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A

FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A CONSISTS OF:
- FACILITY 1: FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL - PINEHURS, - FACILITY 2: FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, - FACILITY 3: FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL RICHMOND C, - FACILITY 4: FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOKE

GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS HAS CONDUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS. THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED VIA RANDOM-DIGIT DIAL PHONE CALLS WITH QUESTIONS THAT MIRROR THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SURVEY AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. FIRSTHEALTH CONTRACTS WITH PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS FOR THIS SURVEY. IN ADDITION, TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA COLLECTION, FIRSTHEALTH REALIZED THE NEED TO FORMALLY MEASURE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATOR GOALS AS PART OF THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH 2020 VISION. AS SUCH, THE SYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH GOALS THROUGH THE DESIGNATION OF NINE HEALTH CATEGORIES AND 58 HEALTH INDICATORS.

GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS HAS CONDUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS. THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED VIA RANDOM-DIGIT DIAL PHONE CALLS WITH QUESTIONS THAT MIRROR THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SURVEY AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. FIRSTHEALTH CONTRACTS WITH PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS FOR THIS SURVEY. IN ADDITION, TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA COLLECTION, FIRSTHEALTH REALIZED THE NEED TO FORMALLY MEASURE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATOR GOALS AS PART OF THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH 2020 VISION. AS SUCH, THE SYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH GOALS THROUGH THE DESIGNATION OF NINE HEALTH CATEGORIES AND 58 HEALTH INDICATORS.

GROUP A-FACILITY 3 -- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL RICH PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS HAS CONDUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS. THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED VIA RANDOM-DIGIT DIAL PHONE CALLS WITH QUESTIONS THAT MIRROR THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SURVEY AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. FIRSTHEALTH CONTRACTS WITH PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS FOR THIS SURVEY. IN ADDITION, TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA COLLECTION, FIRSTHEALTH REALIZED THE NEED TO FORMALLY MEASURE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATOR GOALS AS PART OF THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH 2020 VISION. AS SUCH, THE SYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH GOALS THROUGH THE DESIGNATION OF NINE HEALTH CATEGORIES AND 58 HEALTH INDICATORS.

GROUP A-FACILITY 4 -- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOKE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS HAS CONDUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS. THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED VIA RANDOM-DIGIT DIAL PHONE CALLS WITH QUESTIONS THAT MIRROR THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SURVEY AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. FIRSTHEALTH CONTRACTS WITH PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS FOR THIS SURVEY. IN ADDITION, TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA COLLECTION, FIRSTHEALTH REALIZED THE NEED TO FORMALLY MEASURE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATOR GOALS AS PART OF THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH 2020 VISION. AS SUCH, THE SYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY DEVELOPED A PROCESS FOR TRACKING AND MONITORING THE FIRST-IN-HEALTH GOALS THROUGH THE DESIGNATION OF NINE HEALTH CATEGORIES AND 58 HEALTH INDICATORS.

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A:
- HTTPS://WWW.FIRSTHEALTH.ORG/MEDIA/7942/CHNA.PDF

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A:
- HTTPS://WWW.FIRSTHEALTH.ORG/MEDIA/8106/FIRSTHEALTH-OF-THE-CAROLINAS-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN-2023.PDF

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16A:
HTTPS://WWW.FIRSTHEALTH.ORG/POLICIES-AND-TERMS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE#5

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16B:
HTTPS://WWW.FIRSTHEALTH.ORG/MEDIA/2974/APPLICATION-FOR-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.PDF

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16C:
HTTPS://WWW.FIRSTHEALTH.ORG/POLICIES-AND-TERMS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22:
"IF A PATIENT IS UNABLE TO PAY, FINANCIAL COUNSELORS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP IDENTIFY PROGRAMS THEY MAY QUALIFY FOR, INCLUDING MEDICAID, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND NORTH CAROLINA PURCHASE OF CARE SERVICES. CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL OR STATE PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR THE PROGRAM. IN THE EVENT A PATIENT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THEY MAY QUALIFY FOR AID THROUGH FIRSTHEALTH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE IS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT HTTPS://ASPE.HHS.GOV/POVERTY-GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS, INC. THE FINANCIAL AID PERCENTAGE DISCOUNT CONSIDERS THE ""AMOUNT GENERALLY BILLED"" BY FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS, INC. THE AMOUNT IS CALCULATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND IS UPDATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHANGES TO THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. THE ""AMOUNT GENERALLY BILLED"" IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF FIRSTHEALTH'S OVERALL ESTIMATE OF NET REVENUE DIVIDED BY TOTAL CHARGES. THIS AMOUNT WILL ALSO BE THE FINANCIAL AID PERCENTAGE USED IN THE THIRD TIER OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES TO ENSURE ANY PATIENT THAT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER FIRSTHEALTH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AMOUNT GENERALLY BILLED TO THE ENTIRE PATIENT POPULATION."

Supplemental Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI

PART I, LINE 7:
THE ORGANIZATION USED WORKSHEET 2 OF THE 2021 SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPUTE A COST-TO-CHARGES RATIO USED TO CALCULATE CHARITY CARE AND UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AT COST.

PART I, LN 7 COL(F):
TOTAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25 CONTAINS A BAD DEBT EXPENSE OF $119,872,068 THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSE ON COLUMN (F).

PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR BETTER HEALTH. FIRSTHEALTH PERSONNEL WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR REGION AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. FIRSTHEALTH ACCOMPLISHES THESE GOALS BY OBTAINING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GRANTS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO WALKING TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS, BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDENS, PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH LOCAL BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND FACILITATING OF AND PARTICIPATING ON COMMUNITY-BASED COMMITTEES CONSISTING OF KEY LEADERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD TO HELP CREATE A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY AND REGION.

PART III, LINE 4:
THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE FOOTNOTE ON BAD DEBT EXPENSE.WORKSHEET 2 OF THE 2021 SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS WAS USED TO COMPUTE A COST-TO-CHARGES RATIO USED TO CALCULATE BAD DEBT EXPENSE AT COST FOR PURPOSES OF LINE PART III, LINE 2

PART III, LINE 8:
THE MEDICARE COST REPORT WAS USED TO CALCULATE THE OVERALL SHORTFALL. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THE ENTIRE SHORTFALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

PART VI, LINE 2:
"FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS CONDUCTS A PERIODIC COMMUNITY SURVEY (EVERY 3 -4 YEARS) TO ASSESS THE HEALTH CONDITION OF THE POPULATION OF OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA (MOORE, MONTGOMERY, RICHMOND, AND HOKE COUNTIES) AS WELL AS LEE COUNTY, AND TRACKS THIS INFORMATION OVER TIME. THE FIRST SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 1999 AND THE MOST RECENT SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2022. . ADDITIONALLY, FIRSTHEALH OF THE CAROLINAS CONVENES COMMUNITY VISION GROUPS THROUGHOUT OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA TO OBTAIN AN ""ON THE GROUND PERSPECTIVE"" OF THE POPULATION'S HEALTH STATUS AND DEVELOP ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED HEALTH ISSUES. THE GROUPS CONSIST OF KEY COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS IN EACH COUNTY."

PART VI, LINE 3:
ANYONE WHO VISITS A FIRSTHEALTH HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL CARE IS TREATED REGARDLESS OF HIS/HER ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH AN EFFORT IS MADE TO COLLECT A PORTION OF THE BILL ON ADMISSION OR AT DISCHARGE, THE FIRSTHEALTH STAFF IS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO MAY NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FOR SOME, THIS COULD SIMPLY INVOLVE ESTABLISHING A PAYMENT PLAN THAT FITS WITH THE FAMILY BUDGET. FOR OTHERS, THE HELP IS MORE COMPLEX. WHEN PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO HELP WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES, FINANCIAL COUNSELORS MEET WITH THEM ONE ON ONE TO IDENTIFY ANY PROGRAM FOR WHICH THEY MIGHT QUALIFY. THESE INCLUDE MEDICAID, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND NORTH CAROLINA PURCHASE OF CASE SERVICES. WHEN NECESSARY, THE HOSPITAL ITSELF ABSORBS SOME OR ALL OF THE COST OF CASE FOR THOSE THAT MEET DESIGNATED CRITERIA. THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE DEPENDS ON FAMILY INCOME. PATIENTS AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES QUALIFY FOR 100% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE FIRSTHEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS 200% MAY STILL QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE DEPENDING ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS FIRSTHEALTH'S FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ALL PATIENTS IN THE FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS PATIENT HANDBOOK AND CAN BE FOUND ON OUR CORPORATE WEBSITE, WWW.FIRSTHEALTH.ORG.

PART VI, LINE 4:
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS OWNS AND OPERATES A HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO A PRIMARY REGION OF FIVE-COUNTIES REGION IN NORTH CAROLINA AND A 15-COUNTY SECONDARY REGION. FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS OPERATES FOUR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS IN THIS SERVICE AREA. FIRSTHEALTH DRAWS APPROXIMATELY 64.1% OF ITS PATIENTS FROM MOORE, MONTGOMERY AND RICHMOND COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND APPROXIMATELY 17.2% OF ITS PATIENTS FROM THE TWO SURROUNDING COUNTIES OF HOKE AND LEE. THESE FIVE COUNTIES COLLECTIVELY COMPRISE FIRSTHEALTH'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. FIRSTHEALTH'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA REFLECTS A POPULATION BASE OF APPROXIMATELY 283,791.

PART VI, LINE 5:
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS ALSO FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY EXTENDING MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, A MAJORITY OF FIRSTHEALTH'S GOVERNING BODY IS COMPRISED OF PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN FIRSTHEALTH'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WHO ARE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES
NC