Critical access hospital · Vandalia, Illinois · 25 beds · CMS certification number 141346
Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS December 8, 2025. 21 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 $14.9M in its first year on file (2005) to $41.9M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$1.9M (2023), −$1.8M (2024), −$2.2M (2025).
- 2 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 0.4% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 59.3%.
- SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH SYSTEM holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
21 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Illinois with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital | 25 | $41,893,643 | $44,087,166 | −5.2% |
| Carle Eureka Hospital, Eureka | 25 | $33,442,659 | $31,215,676 | 6.7% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton, Staunton | 25 | $29,036,790 | $23,365,935 | 19.5% |
| OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, Mendota | 25 | $65,140,047 | $63,955,626 | 1.8% |
| Midwest Medical Center, Galena | 25 | $44,409,156 | $49,181,907 | −10.8% |
| Boyd Healthcare Services, Carrollton | 25 | $17,573,180 | $19,761,600 | −12.4% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 221S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,852S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 5.1days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 20.3%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 59.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.4%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH SYSTEM100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: SARAH BUSH LINC (100%).
Other hospitals with the same owner: Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (IL).
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 HEARTLAND HEALTH SYSTEM INC (employer identification number 201890414) 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) | $4,848,516 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $325,387 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $4,523,129 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $4,848,516 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1216 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202411309349304151. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by HEARTLAND HEALTH SYSTEM INC (employer identification number 201890414) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARB HALL | VICE CHAIRPERSON | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WHITTEN | PHYSICAL THERAPIST | Highest-compensated employee | $165,618 | $0 | $30,132 |
| DENNIS PLUARD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $574,225 | $78,856 |
| GLENN SKOW | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $275,020 | $0 | $48,119 |
| GREG STARNES | CEO | Officer | $0 | $380,980 | $58,970 |
| JEFFREY CARROLL | PHYSICAL THERAPIST | Highest-compensated employee | $162,151 | $0 | $883 |
| JERRY ESKER | CHAIRPERSON PARTIAL YEAR | Trustee/director | $0 | $594,308 | $80,102 |
| KAREN DYER | CEO | Officer | $0 | $193,317 | $8,235 |
| KIMBERLY UPHOFF | SECRETARY/CHAIRPERSON PARTIAL YEAR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $664,708 | $74,980 |
| MARCI BARTH | V/P PATIENT CARE | Highest-compensated employee | $161,017 | $0 | $49,848 |
| RICHARD FUNNEMAN | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $255,562 | $0 | $54,231 |
| TINA STOVALL | CHAIRPERSON | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202411309349304151. 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 141346. 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 8, 2025.