Short-term acute care hospital · Ashland, Kentucky · 367 beds · CMS certification number 180009
Kings Daughters Medical Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, amended, stamped by CMS March 2, 2026. 30 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 $131.3M in its first year on file (1996) to $647.7M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$147.6M (2023), −$100.1M (2024), −$179.2M (2025).
- 3 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 1.3% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 23.5%.
- BEYOND BLUE CORPORATION holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
30 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Short-term acute care hospitals in Kentucky with 200 to 399 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Daughters Medical Center | 367 | $647,719,403 | $826,902,913 | −27.7% |
| Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown | 271 | $536,887,081 | $549,812,412 | −2.4% |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro | 302 | $756,893,722 | $643,802,299 | 14.9% |
| Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville | 328 | $713,920,826 | $776,920,561 | −8.8% |
| The Medical Center, Bowling Green | 346 | $576,907,366 | $542,567,403 | 5.9% |
| University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville | 333 | $966,980,206 | $970,333,032 | −0.4% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 18,444S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 78,909S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 216.8days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 58.9%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 23.5%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 1.3%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- BEYOND BLUE CORPORATION100%
- ROYAL BLUE HEALTH, LLC100%
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: KDMC (100%), hospital.
Other hospitals with the same owner: University of Kentucky (KY), Eastern State Hospital (KY), Kings Daughters Medical Center - Ohio (OH).
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 ASHLAND HOSPITAL CORPORATION (employer identification number 610444716) 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) | $19,225,180 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $3,622,450 | 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) | $3,622,450 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $15,602,730 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0355 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202431369349303168. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ASHLAND HOSPITAL CORPORATION (employer identification number 610444716) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY SAUNDERS | ASSISTANT SECRETARY (BEG. 12/1/22) | Officer | $227,968 | $0 | $12,371 |
| AUTUMN MCFANN | TREASURER, SR. VP/CFO/CAO | Officer | $1,897,128 | $0 | $131,808 |
| BRANDI COLLINS DO | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $403,104 | $0 | $14,781 |
| CHARBEL SALEM MD | VP/CHIEF POPULATION HEALTH OFF., KHF MEDICAL DIR. | Key employee | $0 | $782,130 | $94,176 |
| CHARLES CONLEY DO | PHYSICIAN, KML MEDICAL DIRECTOR | Highest-compensated employee | $480,661 | $109,765 | $38,366 |
| CRAIG COLLINS | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS METZLER | CNO/VP PATIENT CARE SERVICES | Key employee | $364,229 | $0 | $74,082 |
| DAVID JONES | BOARD CHAIRMAN | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARK NEWMAN | BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN (UNTIL 12/31/22) | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MONDAY | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN CONDEE DO | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $519,405 | $4,920 | $23,486 |
| GINA DUGAS | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES DETHERAGE MD | VP/CMO OUTPATIENT INTEGRATED PRACTICES | Key employee | $0 | $602,565 | $96,266 |
| JANE STRADER MD | PHYSICIAN, ANHC MEDICAL DIRECTOR | Highest-compensated employee | $403,333 | $0 | $45,660 |
| JASON FORD MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $565,748 | $0 | $43,035 |
| JOHN STEWART | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIE WHITLATCH | PRESIDENT/CEO (10/1/22-12/31/22) | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BIRDWHISTELL | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY COX | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FORD MD | VP/CMO INPATIENT & PROCEDURAL SVCS. | Key employee | $0 | $678,202 | $74,342 |
| ROBERT DIPAOLA | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN ISON | VP INTEGRATED PRACTICES | Key employee | $364,206 | $0 | $94,607 |
| SARA MARKS | PRESIDENT/CEO (BEG. 1/1/23) | Officer | $1,844,834 | $0 | $142,949 |
| SHERYL MAHANEY | SECRETARY, VP/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | $1,518,132 | $0 | $8,395 |
| STACY CAUDILL MD | VP/CHIEF INPATIENT CLINICAL OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $443,891 | $82,202 |
| STACY PATRICK | VP CLINICAL & PROCEDURAL OPS. | Key employee | $375,110 | $0 | $81,893 |
| STEPHEN ADDINGTON | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN CLIFTON | SECRETARY (BEG. 12/1/22) | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BURNETTE | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 180009. 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 March 2, 2026.