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Short-term acute care hospital · Covington, Georgia · 100 beds · CMS certification number 110018

Piedmont Newton Hospital

Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, settled, stamped by CMS August 26, 2026. 30 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.

Fiscal 2025 at a glance

Net patient revenue
$215.7M
$215,747,109 · G-3 line 3
Operating expenses
$174.5M
$174,543,076 · G-3 line 4
Result from patient care
$41.2M
$41,204,033 · G-3 line 5
Margin on patient care
19.1%
line 5 ÷ line 3, same filing

What stands out

  • Net patient revenue rose from $31.7M in its first year on file (1996) to $215.7M in 2025.
  • Its result from patient care: $7.1M (2023), $30.9M (2024), $41.2M (2025).
  • 4 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
  • Medicaid paid for 5.8% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 17.6%.

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
1996
settled
$31.7M
$29.1M
1997
settled
$30.9M
$30.6M
1998
settled
$34.3M
$33.1M
1999
settled
$34.6M
$36.6M
2000
settled
$40.3M
$42.1M
2001
settled
$45.8M
$47.7M
2002
settled
$54.8M
$57.4M
2003
settled
$53.5M
$59.6M
2004
reopened
$58.2M
$62.0M
2005
reopened
$63.2M
$67.4M
2006
reopened
$65.7M
$70.8M
2007
reopened
$70.1M
$74.5M
2008
reopened
$76.9M
$82.6M
2009
reopened
$74.2M
$83.4M
2010
reopened
$68.7M
$75.6M
2011
reopened
$70.4M
$79.7M
2012
reopened
$72.4M
$80.8M
2013
reopened
$75.4M
$80.5M
2014
settled
$70.7M
$82.0M
2015
settled
$74.7M
$82.9M
2016
settled
$35.2M
$46.2M
2017
settled
$71.4M
$84.0M
2018
settled
$82.3M
$86.5M
2019
settled
$105.7M
$103.1M
2020
settled
$98.9M
$108.0M
2021
reopened
$112.0M
$107.5M
2022
settled
$134.0M
$132.7M
2023
settled
$148.5M
$141.4M
2024
settled
$183.9M
$153.0M
2025
settled
$215.7M
$174.5M

Beside its peers

Short-term acute care hospitals in Georgia with 100 to 199 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.

HospitalBedsNet patient revenueOperating expensesMargin
Piedmont Newton Hospital100$215,747,109$174,543,07619.1%
Wellstar Douglas Hospital, Douglasville112$251,732,469$259,616,275−3.1%
Memorial Satilla Health, Waycross110$144,070,796$129,785,3289.9%
Wellstar Paulding Hospital, Hiram112$324,137,796$318,110,3601.9%
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, Cartersville141$229,227,634$200,813,87312.4%
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside, Columbus100$153,630,121$121,818,57720.7%

Patients and payers

Discharges
7,072
S-3 line 14, col 15
Inpatient days
27,003
S-3 line 14, col 8
Beds in use, on an average day
74.2
days ÷ days in year
Occupancy
74.0%
days ÷ bed days
Medicare share of days
17.6%
S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Medicaid share of days
5.8%
S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8

Who owns it

Related organizations on its own cost report: PHC, support.; PHC, support; PHC, support; PHC, support; PHC, support.

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

Community benefit, as filed

From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITAL (employer identification number 582155150) 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)$5,445,284IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance at cost (line 7a)$3,764,191IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Medicaid (line 7b)$678,255IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d)$4,442,446IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Other benefits (line 7j)$1,002,838IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f)0.0392IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct>

E-file object id 202441359349306999. The IRS archive it was read from.

Executive and director compensation, as filed

From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITAL (employer identification number 582155150) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.

NameTitleRoleReportable comp, from this organizationReportable comp, from related organizationsOther compensation
Dr Brad JacobyBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$0$0
DR JAMES ABRAHAMBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$69,883$0$0
Dr Leigh HambyBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$1,188,028$140,776
Dr Norris LittleCMO, Board Member, Interim CEOTrustee/director, Officer$460,193$0$35,436
Dr Steve McIntoshBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$0$0
DR TIMOTHY PARKBOARD MEMBER/CHAIRTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
Mr Billy FortsonBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$0$0
Mr Dan MurphyBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$0$0
Mr David KentCEO & Board MemberTrustee/director, Officer$466,529$0$83,200
Mr Justin RobertsCFOKey employee$198,333$0$26,910
MR KENNETH GARNERLEAD RESPIRATORY THERAPISTHighest-compensated employee$183,184$0$19,530
Mr Michael BurnettBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$1,047,303$128,961
Mr Michael McAnderFORMER TREASURER/CFO PHCFormer$0$150,106$0
Mr Thomas ArnoldTREASURER/CFO PHCOfficer$0$1,173,444$130,741
Mr William LoveExec. Dir. Patient SvcsHighest-compensated employee$241,866$0$12,259
Ms Debra LaryBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$0$0
Ms Elizabeth LeddySECRETARY/CLO PHCOfficer$0$1,389,485$138,711
Ms Elizabeth TimberlakeCNOHighest-compensated employee$196,954$0$25,556
Ms Leigh WilsonDir. - PharmacyHighest-compensated employee$190,296$0$26,879
Ms Serra HallBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$0$0
Ms Shorna Lee PowellNursing Admin SupervisorHighest-compensated employee$198,050$0$21,595
Rev Dr Eric Wendell Lee JrBoard MemberTrustee/director$0$0$0

E-file object id 202441359349306999. 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 110018. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.

How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read August 26, 2026.