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OUR 2015 REPORT TO O U R C O M M U N I T Y

“At UP Health System – Marquette, our goal

is to deliver the highest quality healthcare

available in the Upper Peninsula. We are

especially proud of the continued expansion of our medical

staff, our status as the region’s single largest employer and our

substantial strengthening of the community’s overall tax base.”

UP HEALTH SYSTEM – MARQUETTE has been serving the residents of the Upper Peninsula for more than 100 years. This year we are breaking ground on a new hospital campus facility that should be ready for occupancy by late 2018. This tremendous $300+ million investment is a commitment to the future of the entire region. Here are a few other ways we are making a difference for the entire Upper Peninsula region.

Capital Improvements $ 15,306,308

Total taxes paid $ 5,650,842

Annual payroll $ 161,164,009

Average number of employees 2,324

Helping those in need $ 2,930,321

We are committed to ensuring the delivery of needed healthcare to all members of the community, regardless of their ability to pay. Last year, UPHS – Marquette delivered nearly $3 million in services to individuals without the ability to pay for their care.

New physiciansDuring the past year, UPHS – Marquette added more than 20 new physicians to our highly respected medical staff, including specialists ranging from emer-gency medicine to primary care. We are especially proud to have added new physician medical directors in programs such as open heart surgery, cancer care and critical care. Other new physician specialty areas include internal medicine, electrophysiology, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and ophthalmology.

Thank you for your supportThank you for choosing UPHS – Marquette for your healthcare needs. With your support, we are Making Communities Healthier.

OUR MISSIONMaking Communities Healthier®

OUR VISIONWe want to create places where:

– People choose to come for healthcare

– Physicians want to practice

– Employees want to work

OUR HIGH FIVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES– Delivering high quality

patient care

– Supporting physicians

– Creating excellent workplaces for our employees

– Taking a leadership role in our communities

– Ensuring fiscal responsibility

Brian Sinotte, CEO, UP Health System – Marquette

FINANCIAL DATACharity and other uncompensated care ..........................................................................................$ 2,930,321 Includes unpaid cost of Medicaid as well as charity care and other uncompensated care

Community benefit programs .....................................................................................................................$ 2,187,463 Contributions .............................................................................................................. $ 340,450 Professional development ................................................................................... $ 470,290 Tuition reimbursement .......................................................................................... $ 290,846 Physician recruitment ............................................................................................. $ 1,085,877

Taxes paid ............................................................................................................................................................................$ 5,650,842 Property and other taxes .................................................................................. $ 3,629,786 State sales tax ............................................................................................................. $ 2,021,056

2015 TOTAL ..................................................................................................................$ 10,768,626

SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONSUPHS – Marquette and our employees are pleased to have been able to support the following activities and organizations during the past year.• Alzheimer’s Association• Bay Cliff Health Camp• Beacon House• Cancer Care of Marquette County• Community Foundation of Marquette County• Great Lakes Center For Youth Development• Lake Superior Community Partnership• Marquette Symphony Orchestra• Michigan State University College of Human

Medicine

• Noquemanon Ski Marathon• Ore to Shore Bike Marathon• Peter White Public Library• Superior Health Foundation• United Way• UP Sled Dog Association• US Ski Hall of Fame• WNMU Public Television• YMCA

OUR 2015 REPORT TO O U R C O M M U N I T Y

Photo IDs, page one, from top to bottom: Cardiologist Dr. Rudy Evonich with some of the UPHS – Marquette Cath Lab crew. Pediatrician Dr. Francis Darr, shown with his mountain bike at Lake Superior. Neurosurgeon Dr. Sonya Geschwindt performs brain surgery at UPHS – Marquette.

Page 2, upper right: Heart surgery patient Kenny Anderson, with wife Barbara, on the cover of UPHS – Marquette spring edition of UP! magazine.

Advisory Board 2016OFFICERSJudy Watson-Olson, Chair Retired CEO, Non-ProfitJohn Bartlett, MD, Vice-Chair Physician, Internal Medicine, PediatricsBrian Sinotte, Secretary CEO, UPHS – MarquetteGreg Ghiardi, MD, Chief of Staff Physician, Anesthesia

MEMBERSBrad Cory Retired Healthcare AdministrationNancy Dwyer, RN, MSN Business OwnerDan Greenlee, CPA President, Michigan Tech FundScott Herioux CFO, Hannahville Indian CommunityHarry Phillips III, MD Professor of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer Duke Heart CenterMaryAnne P. Shannon, PhD, RN Professor of Health Programs at Sault College, Sault St. Marie, OntarioWilliam Short, MD Physician, Family Medicine

Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health System, Inc. and LifePoint Health (NASDAQ: LPNT), was established to build a dynamic network of hospitals and health care providers. The joint venture, which brings together LifePoint’s experience in community-based hospital management and Duke’s world-renowned leadership in clinical service, is strengthening and improving health care delivery by providing community hospitals the clinical, quality and operational resources they need to grow and prosper. For additional information, visit www.dukelifepointhealthcare.com

“Charity and other uncompensated care” includes hospital costs not covered by Medicaid reimbursements and supplemental payments, as well as charity care and bad debt. “Physician recruitment costs” include recruitment costs and support of new physicians’ initial practice establishment in the community. Payroll includes consolidated salaries, wages, benefits and contract labor costs. “Capital investments” include facility expansions/ renovations, equipment purchases, technology replacement, information technology additions/updates, and routine facility upkeep and maintenance.