Critical access hospital · Paris, Arkansas · 12 beds · CMS certification number 041300
Mercy Hospital Paris
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS December 17, 2025. 26 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $2.7M in its first year on file (2000) to $11.6M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$163K (2023), $122K (2024), −$1.2M (2025).
- 4 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 3.1% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 31.7%.
- MERCY HEALTH holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
26 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Arkansas with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Paris | 12 | $11,587,591 | $12,789,626 | −10.4% |
| Crossridge Community Hospital, Wynne | 15 | $15,317,094 | $22,859,153 | −49.2% |
| Howard Memorial Hospital, Nashville | 20 | $29,392,860 | $34,272,314 | −16.6% |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark, Ozark | 12 | $10,321,614 | $11,970,529 | −16.0% |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron, Waldron | 12 | $15,009,452 | $13,222,367 | 11.9% |
| Sevier County Medical Center, De Queen | 15 | $15,570,348 | $16,929,946 | −8.7% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 352S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 2,284S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 6.3days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 52.1%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 31.7%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 3.1%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- MERCY HEALTH100%
- MERCY HEALTH FORT SMITH COMMUNITIES100%
- MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: MERCY FT SMITH, hospital; MERCY, hospital.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas (AR), Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (AR), Mercy Hospital Ozark (AR), Mercy Hospital Waldron (AR), Mercy Hospital Booneville (AR), Mercy Hospital Berryville (AR), Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital (AR).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, church.
Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by MERCY HOSPITAL PARIS (employer identification number 710655753) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $294,833 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $208,887 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $85,946 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $294,833 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0236 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202421319349302577. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by MERCY HOSPITAL PARIS (employer identification number 710655753) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Name | Title | Role | Reportable comp, from this organization | Reportable comp, from related organizations | Other compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY MARCUS | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLOUSE DAY SHERRY | VP FINANCE & TREASURER | Officer | $0 | $299,124 | $30,997 |
| CORLEY RSM SR CAROL ANNE | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GEHRIG RYAN | COMMUNITY PRESIDENT & BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $877,210 | $105,196 |
| HERTLEIN KIMBERLY | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $186,310 | $27,139 |
| KEITH RSM SR JUDITH MARIE | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAIRD VICKY | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAYO APRIL | ADMINISTRATOR | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $121,067 | $7,891 |
| MILLER PATRICIA | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL JESSICA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $114,706 | $15,781 |
| SPIVEY PAULETTE | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEC JULIANNE | VP OPERATIONS | Key employee | $0 | $247,551 | $29,522 |
| SWIFT KATHY | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRIPOD JON | PHYSICIAL THERAPIST | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $169,428 | $20,003 |
| ULLRICH MARTHA | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILCHER GRETA | FORMER OFFICER | Former | $0 | $295,960 | $47,469 |
E-file object id 202421319349302577. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 041300. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read December 17, 2025.