Critical access hospital · Primghar, Iowa · 14 beds · CMS certification number 161300
Mercyone Primghar Medical Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, settled, stamped by CMS February 3, 2026. 25 years on file, every one shown below.
Fiscal 2024 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $1.1M in its first year on file (2000) to $5.5M in 2024.
- Its result from patient care: −$1.5M (2022), −$1.1M (2023), −$1.4M (2024).
- 4 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2024.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
25 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Iowa with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2024.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Primghar Medical Center | 14 | $5,465,855 | $6,829,700 | −24.9% |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Cherokee | 15 | $50,951,212 | $56,878,502 | −11.6% |
| Community Memorial Hospital, Sumner | 16 | $17,939,286 | $19,040,529 | −6.1% |
| Mercyone Genesis Dewitt Medical Center, Dewitt | 13 | $33,114,487 | $26,632,323 | 19.6% |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center, Dyersville | 13 | $7,453,684 | $7,693,735 | −3.2% |
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center, Elkader | 15 | $12,862,286 | $13,027,154 | −1.3% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 16S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 142S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 0.4days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 2.8%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 87.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: MERCYONE (50%), home office; MERCYONE SC (100%), med center; TRINITY HEALTH (100%), home office.
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, church.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by BAUM HARMON MERCY HOSPITAL (employer identification number 421500277) 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) | $570,011 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $117,487 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $295,980 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $413,467 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $156,544 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0642 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202441369349302249. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by BAUM HARMON MERCY HOSPITAL (employer identification number 421500277) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH HUGHES | PRES MERCYONE SIOUXLAND THR 8/22 | Officer | $0 | $391,470 | $31,615 |
| DOUGLAS STRONG | INTERIM PRES MERCYONE SC 8/22-2/23 | Officer | $0 | $501,937 | $34,538 |
| JESICA HANSON | VP FINANCE MERCYONE SIOUXLAND | Officer | $0 | $326,417 | $45,662 |
| JULIE SAMPSON | DIRECTOR; SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA DUCOMMUN | ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $102,473 | $0 |
| MELISSA CUNNINGHAM | DIR & CAH DIRECTOR AS OF 7/22 | Trustee/director | $0 | $97,361 | $572 |
| MUDDASIR GHOUSE | DIR; REG VP OPS MERCYONE SIOUXLAND | Trustee/director | $0 | $129,430 | $17,872 |
| PATRICK KENT | ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $140,723 | $36,128 |
| PETER THIELE | OAKLAND CLINIC PA-C | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $147,496 | $41,631 |
| RITA KRUGER | DIRECTOR; VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RODNEY AHRENSDORFF | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SOE NYUNT MD | DIRECTOR; PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $322,563 | $43,428 |
| STEVE LOSHMAN | DIRECTOR; CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR BRADSHAW | ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $129,303 | $33,790 |
| THOMAS CLARK | PRES WEST IOWA REGION AS OF 2/23 | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACIE MARTIN MD | OAKLAND CLINIC PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $222,117 | $39,916 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2023.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 161300. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2023.ZIP, read February 3, 2026.