Short-term acute care hospital · Thomaston, Georgia · 81 beds · CMS certification number 110002
Upson Regional Medical Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS June 12, 2026. 30 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 $32.8M in its first year on file (1996) to $126.9M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$536K (2023), −$3.1M (2024), −$1.5M (2025).
- 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 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 7.3% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 19.7%.
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30 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Short-term acute care hospitals in Georgia with 50 to 99 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upson Regional Medical Center | 81 | $126,939,564 | $128,483,307 | −1.2% |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Douglas | 82 | $162,017,373 | $172,417,316 | −6.4% |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital, Lithonia | 90 | $155,599,814 | $140,365,939 | 9.8% |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor, Bainbridge | 80 | $48,078,183 | $59,147,919 | −23.0% |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital, Monroe | 76 | $153,053,955 | $107,701,140 | 29.6% |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital, Jesup | 88 | $73,081,931 | $85,191,910 | −16.6% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 3,321S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 13,785S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 37.9days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 46.6%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 19.7%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 7.3%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Indirect owner: JEFFREY TARRANT
Related organizations on its own cost report: HEALTHTECH (100%).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
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 UPSON COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 581734026) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $14,747,576 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $2,795,104 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $828,156 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $3,751,594 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $10,995,982 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.124 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202443179349301419. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by UPSON COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 581734026) for tax year 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN WILLIAMS MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $427,779 | $0 | $14,688 |
| BRANDON M BOYCE MD | ORTHOPEDIC S | Highest-compensated employee | $984,552 | $0 | $15,803 |
| DARRYL KNIGHT MD | SURGEON | Highest-compensated employee | $604,754 | $0 | $33,102 |
| DAVID THOMSON MD | ENT SURGEON | Highest-compensated employee | $528,032 | $0 | $24,842 |
| JEFF TARRANT | HOSPITAL CEO | Officer | $774,726 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM EDWARDS | VICE CHAIRMA | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WILLIAMS | CFO/COO | Officer | $347,188 | $0 | $16,303 |
| JOSHUA DONIS MD | CARDIOLOGIST | Highest-compensated employee | $556,239 | $0 | $24,842 |
| KAY SEARCY | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN A GINGRICH MD | ORTHOPEDIC S | Highest-compensated employee | $650,818 | $0 | $16,303 |
| MARK ANDREWS | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH WARNOCK MD | SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REV GREG SMITH | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BLACKSTOCK | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KEADLE | ASSISTANT SE | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HIGHTOWER IV | CHAIRMAN | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 110002. 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 HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read June 12, 2026.