Better Business Bureau Report for
Saint Louis Connectcare, Inc

Better Business Bureau Report issued February 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires February 2013


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Saint Louis Connectcare, Inc
Address: 5535 Delmar Blvd
  St Louis, MO 63112
Phone: 314-361-2273
314-879-6308
Web Address: www.stlconnectcare.org
Also known as:St Louis ConnectCare
ConnectCare
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1997, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "exists to provide accessible, high quality, cost effective health care and a safety net for indigent, underinsured, and uninsured residents of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, and shall be operated, as a nonprofit corporation, exclusively for charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Saint Louis Connectcare, Inc (STLCC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

The organization operates an Urgent Care Center (15,500 visits), an Ambulatory Surgical Center (1,300 procedures), Radiology Services (x-ray, mammography, CT scan, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, [approx. 12,000 tests], thirteen medical and surgical specialty practices (23,000 visits), wheel chair accessible van transportation services (30,000 trips), discount pharmacy (25,000 prescriptions). It also provides payment to hospital and community and academic physicians for services which it does not directly provide (8,000 referrals).

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, STLCC's program expenses were:

  
Health Care Services 16,675,644
Total Program Expenses: $16,675,644
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Melody Eskridge, President and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $221,675

Chair of the Board: James H. Buford
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: CEO, Urban League of St. Louis

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 210

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were % of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,000,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on STLCC's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds  
Disproportionate Share Payments 14,400,000
City of St. Louis Contributions 5,000,000
Other Operating Revenues 3,387,290
Net Patient Service Revenue 2,220,404
Total Income $25,007,694


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: Less than 1%  Administrative: 21% 

Total income   $25,007,694
  Program expenses $16,675,644
  Fund raising expenses 15,991
  Administrative expenses 4,498,359
 
Total expenses   $21,189,994
Income in Excess of Expenses   3,817,700
Beginning net assets   6,728,639
Ending net assets   11,462,426
Total liabilities   1,953,333
Total assets   $13,415,759


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BBB Membership

              

This organization is a member of the Better Business Bureau. 

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