Critical access hospital · Russell, Kansas · 25 beds · CMS certification number 171350
Russell Regional Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS January 7, 2026. 23 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 $6.4M in its first year on file (2003) to $18.8M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$5.0M (2023), −$3.4M (2024), −$4.6M (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.
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Regional Hospital | 25 | $18,816,385 | $23,401,860 | −24.4% |
| 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
- 259S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,539S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 4.2days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 16.9%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 72.6%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 West Central Kansas Association Inc (employer identification number 742842747) 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) | $2,577,654 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $14,708 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $743,594 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $758,302 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $1,819,352 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1144 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202401639349300015. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by West Central Kansas Association Inc (employer identification number 742842747) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Wagner | Director (Begin Nov 2022) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Caudill | CEO | Officer | $208,024 | $0 | $27,154 |
| Galen Slough | APRN | Highest-compensated employee | $263,087 | $0 | $27,521 |
| Gaylon Walter | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jake Windscheffel | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| James Anderson | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $389,953 | $0 | $21,300 |
| Jenna Dempewolf | Director (Begin Mar 2023) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John O Farmer IV | Vice Chair | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Whitehead | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $576,766 | $0 | $515 |
| Kenton Fisher | CFO | Officer | $74,423 | $0 | $7,831 |
| Mallory Davis | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Shaf Holland | Director (Thru Oct 2022) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pam Gudenkauf | Secretary/Treasurer | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Teal Sander | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $201,952 | $0 | $28,360 |
| Tyrel Somers | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $587,771 | $0 | $34,627 |
| Vance Ruggels | Chair | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202401639349300015. 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 171350. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read January 7, 2026.