Critical access hospital · Hoisington, Kansas · 25 beds · CMS certification number 171333
Clara Barton Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS May 8, 2026. 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 $5.3M in its first year on file (2001) to $45.8M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$3.8M (2023), −$5.4M (2024), −$5.8M (2025).
- 4 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
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 Kansas with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Barton Hospital | 25 | $45,752,342 | $51,585,412 | −12.8% |
| Ashland Health Center, Ashland | 25 | $10,501,355 | $13,399,110 | −27.6% |
| Grisell Memorial Hospital District 1, Ransom | 25 | $6,981,982 | $8,452,415 | −21.1% |
| Lane County Hospital, Dighton | 25 | $6,971,600 | $8,398,942 | −20.5% |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus, Columbus | 25 | $8,044,905 | $6,237,430 | 22.5% |
| Wichita County Health Center, Leoti | 25 | $10,390,528 | $13,036,260 | −25.5% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 452S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 3,682S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 10.1days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 40.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 63.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by Clara Barton Hospital Association Inc (employer identification number 480576039) 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) | $4,636,593 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $453,734 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $908,339 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $1,362,073 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $3,274,520 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1086 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202412609349301231. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by Clara Barton Hospital Association Inc (employer identification number 480576039) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Hoffman | Pharmacist/COO | Key employee | $276,047 | $0 | $47,523 |
| Eric Schoendaler | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Shook | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| James Tusten | President/CEO beg. Aug. 2023 | Trustee/director, Officer | $74,169 | $0 | $12,812 |
| Jim Blackwell | President/CEO/CFO thru June 2023 | Trustee/director, Officer | $149,920 | $0 | $26,188 |
| Karisa Cowan | Vice-Chairperson | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Burt | Secretary | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Kaiser | Chairperson | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Renner | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $366,853 | $0 | $45,464 |
| Lois McLelland | Treasurer | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Nech | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Harmon | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nathaniel Knackstedt | Director/Chief of Staff | Trustee/director | $411,390 | $0 | $48,968 |
| Patrick Stiles | General Surgeon | Highest-compensated employee | $838,323 | $0 | $46,634 |
| Roxanne Stiles | General Surgeon | Highest-compensated employee | $577,866 | $0 | $22,729 |
| Samuel Travis | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $276,503 | $0 | $30,521 |
| Timothy Webb | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $446,327 | $0 | $41,449 |
E-file object id 202412609349301231. 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 171333. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read May 8, 2026.