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Short-term acute care hospital · Harrison, Arkansas · 120 beds · CMS certification number 040017

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center

Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, as submitted, stamped by CMS September 16, 2026. 30 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.

Fiscal 2026 at a glance

Net patient revenue
$97.5M
$97,473,359 · G-3 line 3
Operating expenses
$126.6M
$126,620,627 · G-3 line 4
Result from patient care
−$29.1M
−$29,147,268 · G-3 line 5
Margin on patient care
−29.9%
line 5 ÷ line 3, same filing

What stands out

  • Net patient revenue rose from $31.9M in its first year on file (1997) to $97.5M in 2026.
  • Its result from patient care: −$15.1M (2024), −$13.1M (2025), −$29.1M (2026).
  • 3 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2026.
  • Medicaid paid for 6.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 34.6%.

Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.

30 years of filings

Net patient revenue against operating expenses, each year as filed.

Net patient revenueOperating expenses
1997
reopened
$31.9M
$30.9M
1998
reopened
$37.6M
$40.0M
1999
reopened
$38.3M
$37.5M
2000
settled
$41.1M
$40.7M
2001
settled with audit
$41.8M
$42.8M
2002
settled
$49.1M
$45.1M
2003
settled with audit
$55.0M
$52.7M
2004
settled
$55.5M
$56.4M
2005
reopened
$57.1M
$58.5M
2006
reopened
$60.3M
$59.7M
2007
reopened
$61.1M
$62.0M
2008
reopened
$60.6M
$61.3M
2009
reopened
$69.6M
$71.3M
2010
reopened
$70.7M
$69.4M
2011
reopened
$70.5M
$70.0M
2012
reopened
$65.1M
$63.8M
2013
reopened
$73.9M
$73.7M
2014
settled with audit
$73.5M
$76.8M
2015
settled with audit
$77.8M
$79.5M
2016
settled
$80.1M
$80.5M
2017
settled
$82.2M
$86.8M
2018
settled
$91.0M
$95.6M
2019
reopened
$82.9M
$103.1M
2020
settled with audit
$89.9M
$93.8M
2021
settled
$82.7M
$93.7M
2022
settled
$93.6M
$104.7M
2023
settled
$89.1M
$101.5M
2024
settled
$93.2M
$108.3M
2025
as submitted
$97.2M
$110.3M
2026
as submitted
$97.5M
$126.6M

Beside its peers

Hospitals of the same type (short-term acute care hospital), nearest in size, from Arkansas first; each on fiscal year 2026.

HospitalBedsNet patient revenueOperating expensesMargin
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center120$97,473,359$126,620,627−29.9%
BHMC- Stuttgart, Stuttgart49$24,780,995$35,534,297−43.4%
Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago (IL)124$42,244,666$95,685,308−126.5%
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon (IL)120$808,954,893$753,445,6806.9%
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital, Siloam Springs44$49,853,779$61,148,855−22.7%
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center, Smyrna (TN)115$268,384,828$128,148,46152.3%

Patients and payers

Discharges
2,240
S-3 line 14, col 15
Inpatient days
7,234
S-3 line 14, col 8
Beds in use, on an average day
19.9
days ÷ days in year
Occupancy
16.5%
days ÷ bed days
Medicare share of days
34.6%
S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Medicaid share of days
6.7%
S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8

Who owns it

Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.

Community benefit, as filed

From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 710787860) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.

FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Total community benefit expense (line 7k)$6,034,590IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance at cost (line 7a)$289,424IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Medicaid (line 7b)$1,664,007IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d)$1,953,431IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Other benefits (line 7j)$4,081,159IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f)0.0601IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct>

E-file object id 202430319349301713. The IRS archive it was read from.

Executive and director compensation, as filed

From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 710787860) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.

NameTitleRoleReportable comp, from this organizationReportable comp, from related organizationsOther compensation
DAN BOWERSCHAIRMANTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
DAVID O'NEALBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0
DONNA BOEHMCNOOfficer$130,816$0$7,508
DR CANDICE BALDEOONCOLOGISTHighest-compensated employee$718,327$0$18,177
DR JENNIFER SADLERBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$341,117$0$36,559
DR RICHARD BLAKE CHITSEYINTERNISTHighest-compensated employee$977,432$0$25,464
DR ROSS HALSTEDPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$569,332$0$32,583
DR STEPHEN BEELERVICE CHAIRTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
DR THOMAS B ROSSON JRBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$844,556$0$32,033
JOSH BRIGHTVP OPERATIONSOfficer$207,477$0$30,944
KEN MILBURNTREASURERTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
KENNETH PANNELLVP FINANCE/CFOOfficer$289,819$0$33,522
KIRK CAMPBELLSECRETARYTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
LARRY PHILLIPSBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0
MICAH WIEGELPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$406,679$0$34,574
RICHARD BARNHARDTPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$418,291$0$32,768
SAMMIE CRIBBS ROBERSONCEOOfficer$426,476$0$17,002
SHERRI BILLINGSBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0

E-file object id 202430319349301713. The IRS archive it was read from.

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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 040017. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.

How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read September 16, 2026.