THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY. ASCENSION IS A FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. ASCENSION HEALTH-IS, INC. ("AHIS") WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ("I.T.") AND APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE MEMBER ENTITIES OF ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE. AHIS SERVICES ARE FUNDED BY THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES THROUGH THE COLLECTION OF SERVICE FEES. IN RETURN AND IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING I.T. AND APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES, AHIS PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDING STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES AROUND I.T. INVESTMENTS, CONSOLIDATION OF I.T. CONTRACTS, AND EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT FOR SYSTEM I.T. INVESTMENTS. ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE, A TAX-EXEMPT, CATHOLIC, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, IS THE PARENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL MEMBER ENTITIES ARE RELATED TO THE ASCENSION SPONSOR THROUGH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.