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Critical access hospital · NC

MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital

$70,508,049Net patient revenueWhat the hospital took in for treating patients, after discounts.
-7.1%Left after the cost of careWhat was left after their care was paid for; below zero means it cost more than it brought in.
3.5%Charity careCare given free or discounted, as a share of what patients brought in.
7.3%Uncompensated careCharity care plus bills that went unpaid, on the same basis.

From this hospital’s Medicare cost report for the year ended 30 June 2025. Every figure on this page names the cell it came from.

  • 10Registered locations
  • 1Associated locations
  • 18Contract pharmacies
  • 8With no end date
  • 1 April 2015In 340B since

Finances, as filed

From this hospital’s Medicare cost report for the year ended 30 June 2025.

FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Net patient revenue$70,508,049CMS-2552-10 worksheet G300000 line 300 column 100
Total operating expenses$75,515,604CMS-2552-10 worksheet G300000 line 400 column 100
Income from service to patients−$5,007,555CMS-2552-10 worksheet G300000 line 500 column 100
Charity care, at charges$6,642,529CMS-2552-10 worksheet S100001 line 2000 column 300
Charity care, at cost$2,433,577CMS-2552-10 worksheet S100001 line 2300 column 300
Bad debt expense$7,424,780CMS-2552-10 worksheet S100001 line 2600 column 100
Uncompensated care, at cost$5,149,120CMS-2552-10 worksheet S100001 line 3000 column 100
Total facility beds25CMS-2552-10 worksheet S300001 line 1400 column 200
Cost-to-charge ratio0.3664CMS-2552-10 worksheet S100001 line 100 column 100

Cost report filed under CMS certification number 341328 for 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, as submitted. The public file it was read from.

Where this hospital sits among its peers

Each figure’s position among critical access hospitals in North Carolina that file a Medicare cost report. A position, not a score: the hospitals are counted, not ranked.

  • 65thpercentile of 17 critical access hospitals in North CarolinaCharity care
  • 71stpercentile of 17 critical access hospitals in North CarolinaUncompensated care
  • 28thpercentile of 18 critical access hospitals in North CarolinaLeft after the cost of care
  • 72ndpercentile of 18 critical access hospitals in North CarolinaContract pharmacies

Among hospitals of the same type in North Carolina

Every critical access hospital in North Carolina that files a Medicare cost report carrying both figures — 17 hospitals, each at its own reporting year. Across the bottom: how much of what the hospital took in from patients went to charity care. Up the side: what it had left after the cost of serving them. Both come straight from the filings.

0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%-40.0%-20.0%0.0%20.0%40.0%AdventHealth Polk — charity care 1.2% of patient revenue, 4.0% left after the cost of careALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — charity care 2.9% of patient revenue, -17.6% left after the cost of careAngel Medical Center — charity care 5.3% of patient revenue, 3.4% left after the cost of careASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — charity care 0.1% of patient revenue, -3.6% left after the cost of careBladen Healthcare, LLC DBA Cape Fear Valley Health System - Bladen County Hospital — charity care 5.9% of patient revenue, 24.3% left after the cost of careBLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL — charity care 6.3% of patient revenue, -25.5% left after the cost of careCharles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital — charity care 2.4% of patient revenue, 5.4% left after the cost of careCHATHAM HOSPITAL INC — charity care 7.5% of patient revenue, 12.8% left after the cost of careEast Carolina Health-Bertie d/b/a ECU Health Bertie Hospital — charity care 2.8% of patient revenue, 23.8% left after the cost of careEast Carolina Health-Chowan, Inc. d/b/a ECU Health Chowan Hospital — charity care 2.7% of patient revenue, 25.0% left after the cost of careFIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — charity care 3.3% of patient revenue, 12.8% left after the cost of careHIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL, INC. — charity care 6.0% of patient revenue, -37.9% left after the cost of careJ ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — charity care 0.1% of patient revenue, -6.2% left after the cost of careLifeBrite Hospital Group of Stokes, LLC dba LifeBrite Community Hospital of Stokes — charity care 0.6% of patient revenue, -6.8% left after the cost of careOUTER BANKS HEALTH HOSPITAL DBA — charity care 1.6% of patient revenue, 19.0% left after the cost of careTRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL D/B/A TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL — charity care 4.7% of patient revenue, 7.1% left after the cost of careMURPHY MEDICAL CENTER dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital — this hospitalThis hospitalCharity care, as a share of what patients brought inLeft after the cost of care

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Hospitals plotted above, with the figures at full precision
HospitalWhereCharity care, share of patient revenueLeft after the cost of careYear ended
AdventHealth PolkCOLUMBUS, NC1.2%4.0%2024-09-30
ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITALSPARTA, NC2.9%-17.6%2024-09-30
Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC5.3%3.4%2024-10-31
ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITALJEFFERSON, NC0.1%-3.6%2024-12-31
Bladen Healthcare, LLC DBA Cape Fear Valley Health System - Bladen County HospitalElizabethtown, NC5.9%24.3%2024-09-30
BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITALSPRUCE PINE, NC6.3%-25.5%2024-10-31
Charles A. Cannon Memorial HospitalLinville, NC2.4%5.4%2025-06-30
CHATHAM HOSPITAL INCSILER CITY, NC7.5%12.8%2025-06-30
East Carolina Health-Bertie d/b/a ECU Health Bertie HospitalWINDSOR, NC2.8%23.8%2024-09-30
East Carolina Health-Chowan, Inc. d/b/a ECU Health Chowan HospitalEDENTON, NC2.7%25.0%2024-09-30
FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSPITALTROY, NC3.3%12.8%2024-09-30
HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL, INC.HIGHLANDS, NC6.0%-37.9%2024-11-30
J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITALSOUTHPORT, NC0.1%-6.2%2024-09-30
LifeBrite Hospital Group of Stokes, LLC dba LifeBrite Community Hospital of StokesDanbury, NC0.6%-6.8%2024-12-31
MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital — this hospitalMURPHY, NC3.5%-7.1%2025-06-30
OUTER BANKS HEALTH HOSPITAL DBANAGS HEAD, NC1.6%19.0%2024-09-30
TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL D/B/A TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL HOSPITALBREVARD, NC4.7%7.1%2024-10-31

Earlier years

One cost report is on file for this hospital, for the year ended 30 June 2025. There is no earlier year to set beside it.

Changes recorded

Nothing on this record has moved since it was first read here on 6 September 2026.

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Velarion Records, “MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital” (340B ID CAH341328-00), citing the HRSA 340B OPAIS Covered Entity Daily Report, file 340B_CoveredEntity_Daily_20260907_110549.xlsx. https://velarionrecords.com/340b/CAH341328-00

Register detail and identifiers

Participation, as filed

Participating
TRUE
Participation start date
1 April 2015
Certification date
31 August 2026
Record last edited
31 August 2026

Identifiers

340B ID
CAH341328-00
Entity type as filed
CAH
CMS certification number
341328
NPI
1700053865 (GA,NC), 1801831102 (GA,NC)
Rural
Yes

3990 E US HIGHWAY 64 ALT, MURPHY NC 28906

Locations registered under this record

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340B IDNameTypeWhereParticipating
CAH341328-01Erlanger Primary Care/Erlanger Express CareCAHHAYESVILLE, NCTRUE
CAH341328-02Murphy GROUP PRACTICE OBSTECTRICS & GYNECOLOGYCAHMURPHY, NCFALSE
CAH341328-03MURPHY GROUP PRACTICE / URGENT CARE CENTERCAHMURPHY, NCTRUE
CAH341328-04Erlanger Murphy Primary CareCAHMURPHY, NCTRUE
CAH341328-05Murphy Group Practice Orthopedic IVCAHMURPHY, NCTRUE
CAH341328-06General SurgeryCAHMURPHY, NCTRUE
CAH341328-07MURPHY GROUP PRACTICE UROLOGY - UROLOGYCAHMURPHY, NCTRUE
CAH341328-08EM MGP-Andrews Clinic - EM MGP-Andrews ClinicCAHAndrews, NCTRUE
CAH341328-09EM MGP-Ortho Hayesville - EM MGP-Ortho HayesvilleCAHHayesville, NCFALSE
CAH341328-10EM MGP Prim Care Peachtree Clinic - Primary CareCAHMurphy, NCTRUE

Associated locations

OrganizationAddressWhere
MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER dba Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital3990 E US HIGHWAY 64 ALTMURPHY NC 28906

Pharmacy contracts

PharmacyWhereBeginsEnds
CYSTIC FIBROSIS SERVICES, LLCFRISCO, TX1 July 2021no end date filed
WALGREEN CO.HAYESVILLE, NC1 July 2019no end date filed
WALGREEN CO.ROBBINSVILLE, NC1 July 2019no end date filed
WALGREEN CO.MURPHY, NC1 January 2020no end date filed
Walgreens #21420Mechanicsville, VA1 October 2023no end date filed
WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY, LLCFRISCO, TX1 July 2021no end date filed
WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY, LLCPITTSBURGH, PA1 July 2021no end date filed
WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY, LLCCANTON, MI1 July 2021no end date filed
HYER HEALTH, LLCHAYESVILLE, NC1 April 201930 August 2025
HYERCARE LLC DBA KING'S PHARMACYMURPHY, NC1 April 201930 August 2025
WALGREEN CO.ANDREWS, NC1 July 201926 February 2025
TURNER DISCOUNT DRUGSANDREWS, NC1 April 20201 January 2024
WAL-MART CENTRAL FILL 10-2670SPRING, TX1 July 202026 October 2023
WAL-MART PHARMACY 10-0515MURPHY, NC1 July 202026 October 2023
WAL-MART PHARMACY 10-5997ORLANDO, FL1 July 202026 October 2023
PRIME THERAPEUTICS SPECIALTY PHARMACY LLORLANDO, FL1 July 20211 October 2022
WAL-MART PHARMACY 10-5315ORLANDO, FL1 July 20201 March 2022
WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY, LLCBEAVERTON, OR1 July 20211 October 2021

Every figure on this page is printed as it appears in the HRSA 340B OPAIS Covered Entity Daily Report, file 340B_CoveredEntity_Daily_20260907_110549.xlsx, stamped by its publisher 7 September 2026. This record has been read here since 6 September 2026.