Critical access hospital · Corning, Iowa · 22 beds · CMS certification number 161304
CHI Health Mercy Corning
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS December 9, 2025. 25 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 $9.0M in its first year on file (2001) to $25.8M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$2.4M (2023), $913K (2024), $2.0M (2025).
- 3 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- CHI NEBRASKA holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
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 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Corning | 22 | $25,835,195 | $23,860,252 | 7.6% |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital, Estherville | 22 | $32,394,629 | $31,187,781 | 3.7% |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond, Belmond | 22 | $57,273,852 | $56,019,609 | 2.2% |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona | 24 | $45,470,613 | $46,931,197 | −3.2% |
| Palo Alto County Hospital, Emmetsburg | 24 | $37,260,928 | $35,451,665 | 4.9% |
| Washington County Hospital and Clinics, Washington | 22 | $50,710,526 | $61,510,063 | −21.3% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 198S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,259S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 3.5days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 15.7%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 69.0%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- CHI NEBRASKA100%
- COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: COMMONSPIRIT; CHI HEALTH.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Yavapai Regional Medical Center (AZ), St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (AZ), Chandler Regional Medical Center (AZ), Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (AZ), Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital (AZ), Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital (AZ), CHI St. Vincent Infirmary (AR), CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs (AR), St. Vincent Medical Center North (AR), CHI St. Vincent Morrilton (AR).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, church.
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 ALEGENT HEALTH-MERCY HOSPITAL CORNING (employer identification number 420782518) 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) | $1,483,640 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $110,034 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $0 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $110,034 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $1,373,606 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0685 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
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Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ALEGENT HEALTH-MERCY HOSPITAL CORNING (employer identification number 420782518) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALICIA REED | PRESIDENT, MERCY HOSPITAL CORNING | Officer | $65,359 | $51,585 | $35,581 |
| BILL YATES | VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE AMAO MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $458,958 | $0 | $42,086 |
| DAVE TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID JONES | MARKET PRESIDENT, REGIONAL HOSPITALS | Officer | $0 | $307,588 | $30,939 |
| EVERT KUIPER | EX-OFFICIO BM/ PRESIDENT & CEO CHI HEALTH | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $1,274,593 | $29,391 |
| HEATHER MORGAN MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $278,612 | $50,607 |
| JEANETTE WOJTALEWICZ | CFO, CHI HEALTH (THRU 1/6/23) | Officer | $0 | $1,168,841 | $54,280 |
| JOHN PETERSDORF | EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $2,349,200 | $677,245 |
| JOHN SAFRANEK MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $324,702 | $8,663 | $51,970 |
| KELLY BACON | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT BARNEY | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN FITZGERALD PHD | SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRTIBALA GUPTA MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $396,003 | $44,314 |
| KURT SARGENT | FORMER PRESIDENT, MERCY HOSPITAL CORNING | Former | $215,142 | $0 | $9,435 |
| LG SEARCEY | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARDELL WILSON EDD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK OTOOL | INTERIM CFO, CHI HEALTH | Officer | $0 | $257,678 | $47,032 |
| SHERAN FERNANDO MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $315,586 | $0 | $27,042 |
| SISTER MAURITA SOUKUP | BOARD CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SISTER NADINE HEIMANN OSF | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FREEMAN MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $294,444 | $0 | $36,661 |
| SUSANNE L HRUZA MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TABITHA WILSON MD | PEDIATRICIAN GENERAL | Highest-compensated employee | $309,505 | $0 | $37,161 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 161304. 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 9, 2025.