Critical access hospital · Hiwassee, Georgia · 25 beds · CMS certification number 111324
Chatuge Regional Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS October 10, 2025. 23 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 $11.4M in its first year on file (2003) to $33.7M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $163K (2023), −$204K (2024), −$1.2M (2025).
- 3 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 0.1% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 64.1%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
23 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Georgia with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | 25 | $33,662,101 | $34,911,783 | −3.7% |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach, Byron | 25 | $45,833,365 | $40,425,771 | 11.8% |
| Bleckley Memorial Hosp, Cochran | 25 | $13,130,415 | $12,999,907 | 1.0% |
| Effingham Health System, Springfield | 25 | $67,600,393 | $84,899,451 | −25.6% |
| Miller County Hospital, Colquitt | 25 | $79,862,805 | $86,681,202 | −8.5% |
| Morgan Medical Center, Madison | 25 | $38,118,066 | $42,936,525 | −12.6% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 336S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 5,813S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 16.0days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 63.7%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 64.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.1%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: UNION GENERAL (100%).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 582513901) 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) | $55,685 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $51,686 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $51,686 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $3,999 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0018 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202440749349300214. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 582513901) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DINAH PARIS | VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD DELONG | REGISTERED N | Highest-compensated employee | $115,511 | $0 | $21,425 |
| GREG OWENBY | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA BARNETT | CNO | Officer | $0 | $259,520 | $30,338 |
| KEVIN L BIERSCHENK | CEO | Officer | $0 | $473,741 | $23,179 |
| KRYSTAL YOUNG | REGISTERED N | Highest-compensated employee | $115,975 | $0 | $12,934 |
| MICHAEL GAY | COO | Officer | $0 | $264,094 | $27,040 |
| MOLLY JONES | PHARMACIST | Highest-compensated employee | $130,038 | $0 | $3,945 |
| NICHOLAS TOWNSEND | CFO | Officer | $0 | $263,360 | $24,753 |
| RICK DAVENPORT | SECRETARY | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN SNOW | ADMINISTRATO | Highest-compensated employee | $214,624 | $0 | $8,219 |
| SONNY MAHAN | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN ROWE | CHAIRMAN | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE TURNER MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $643,980 | $0 | $25,256 |
| THOMAS GARY MD | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202440749349300214. 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 111324. 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 October 10, 2025.