Critical access hospital · Pella, Iowa · 25 beds · CMS certification number 161367
Pella Regional Health Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS June 1, 2026. 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 $50.7M in its first year on file (2005) to $128.9M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$13.3M (2023), −$16.1M (2024), −$26.0M (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 16.4% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 31.1%.
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER 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 Iowa with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pella Regional Health Center | 25 | $128,876,885 | $154,885,368 | −20.2% |
| Franklin General Hospital, Hampton | 25 | $29,579,752 | $30,707,291 | −3.8% |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center | 25 | $40,182,578 | $34,694,380 | 13.7% |
| Hancock County Health System, Britt | 25 | $31,795,008 | $34,237,396 | −7.7% |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital- Clarion, Clarion | 25 | $98,705,037 | $95,382,181 | 3.4% |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital, Pocahontas | 25 | $18,666,192 | $17,733,485 | 5.0% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 1,130S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 5,872S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 16.1days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 64.3%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 31.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 16.4%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER100%
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 PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (employer identification number 420842204) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $20,455,706 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $477,638 | 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) | $477,638 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $19,978,068 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.147 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202403189349310440. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (employer identification number 420842204) for tax year 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE HEIFNER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | $225,304 | $0 | $37,938 |
| CHAD HUYSER | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CRAIG WITTENBERG | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $553,254 | $0 | $55,404 |
| DR RICHARD POSTHUMA | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $434,940 | $0 | $54,852 |
| JIM BRANDL | VICE PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JODY VAN VEEN | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER | Key employee | $199,250 | $0 | $23,465 |
| JOHN WELANDER MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $678,476 | $0 | $53,130 |
| KATHY CASHEN THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY BINA DO | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $519,696 | $0 | $16,675 |
| LESLIE JOHNSON | FORMER BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEZLIE MORRIS | CHIEF OF CLINIC SERVICES | Key employee | $200,757 | $0 | $16,154 |
| MARY GLENDENING | PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT MORGAN DO | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $621,641 | $0 | $53,546 |
| MIKE MORGAN | FORMER BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL JONES | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY STRAVERS | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KROESE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | $394,431 | $0 | $86,273 |
| RUSSELL BANDSTRA MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $712,250 | $0 | $35,481 |
| SETH STREETER DO | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $486,208 | $0 | $52,445 |
| STEPHEN BARNES DO | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $479,030 | $0 | $53,148 |
| TRAVIS TURNBULL | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRIXANNA WANG | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202403189349310440. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 161367. 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 HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read June 1, 2026.