Critical access hospital · Ontonagon, Michigan · 18 beds · CMS certification number 231309
Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended April 19, 2024, settled, stamped by CMS January 15, 2026. 24 years on file, every one shown below.
Fiscal 2024 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $6.4M in its first year on file (2001) to $7.8M in 2024.
- Its result from patient care: −$2.2M (2022), −$3.0M (2023), −$3.6M (2024).
- None of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file reports a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2024.
- Medicaid paid for 0.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 40.9%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
24 years of filings
Net patient revenue against operating expenses, each year as filed.
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Michigan with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2024.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital | 18 | $7,773,138 | $11,341,764 | −45.9% |
| Bronson Lakeview Hospital, Paw Paw | 16 | $83,350,348 | $67,105,843 | 19.5% |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital, Reed City | 22 | $92,749,803 | $71,665,077 | 22.7% |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center, Eaton Rapids | 20 | $40,303,936 | $39,628,297 | 1.7% |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center, St. Ignace | 15 | $68,589,606 | $67,274,920 | 1.9% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia, Ionia | 22 | $71,374,475 | $59,213,611 | 17.0% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 67S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 574S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 2.0days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 10.8%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 40.9%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.7%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: AKH, hospital; ASPIRUS INC (100%), home office; AWH, hospital.
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by ASPIRUS ONTONAGON HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 260806477) 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) | $1,432,824 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $68,380 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,269,260 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $1,337,640 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $95,184 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1112 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202401369349303420. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ASPIRUS ONTONAGON HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 260806477) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW COSTIC | VP-FINANCE UP REGION | Key employee | $0 | $272,701 | $24,274 |
| CHRISTINE HARFF | (NV) PRESIDENT-REGIONAL UP | Officer | $0 | $459,422 | $103,257 |
| CONSTANCE BRADLEY | SVP-SYSTEM CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE | Key employee | $0 | $502,032 | $95,550 |
| CRYSTAL KIRSCHLING | VP-REGIONAL INTEGRATION OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $348,443 | $48,718 |
| DANIEL LUKES DO | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $802,805 | $46,236 |
| DEBRA BALL | SVP & CHIEF HR OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $458,839 | $103,553 |
| DIVIS KHAIRA | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $626,739 | $52,556 |
| ERIC ANDERSON | SVP-SERVICE LINE & PATIENT EXP | Key employee | $0 | $519,926 | $106,843 |
| JAMES MATHESON | SVP-CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $539,401 | $110,893 |
| JAMES R RICHARDSON | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER REDMAN-SCHELL | VICE CHAIR/SVP & PRESIDENT-AMG | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $641,148 | $101,726 |
| JESSE TISCHER | SVP & PRESIDENT-REGIONAL MARKETS | Trustee/director | $0 | $781,575 | $128,595 |
| JOHN D MATONICH | CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PIETILA | BOARD MEMBER/RADIOLOGIST | Trustee/director | $0 | $876,739 | $57,266 |
| JONATHAN BRUEGGEMAN | BOARD MEMBER/DIRECTOR REGIONAL MED | Trustee/director | $0 | $450,639 | $55,802 |
| KASEY BURKE | NURSE PRACTITIONER | Highest-compensated employee | $103,126 | $0 | $41,794 |
| KATIE L CLARK | SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK R SCHOTT | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN D MESKE NP-C | DIRECTOR/NURSE PRACTITIONER | Trustee/director | $0 | $136,910 | $5,756 |
| MATTHEW HEYWOOD | PRESIDENT & CEO ASPIRUS | Officer | $0 | $1,799,938 | $311,110 |
| MICHAEL HOLZHUETER | SVP-GENERAL COUNSEL | Key employee | $0 | $672,916 | $123,676 |
| PATRICK TINCHER JR | BOARD MEMBER/VP FINANCE-REGIONAL OPS | Trustee/director | $0 | $336,475 | $56,521 |
| RICHARD J KOUBEK | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN MENEZUGGO | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYON HOKENS | MANAGER-THERAPY SERVICES | Highest-compensated employee | $105,102 | $0 | $34,031 |
| SCOTT REMMICH | VP- CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $304,493 | $45,336 |
| SHELLY DINSMOORE | REGISTERED NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $113,988 | $0 | $19,025 |
| SIDNEY SCZYGELSKI | SR. VP OF FINANCE/CFO | Officer | $0 | $1,911,464 | $144,118 |
| STEVEN J TINTI | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD RICHARDSON | SVP & CHIEF INFO. OFF. (THRU 06/23) | Key employee | $0 | $534,868 | $104,438 |
| WENDY ANGELO | FORMER BOARD MEMBER/VP-CMO-POP. HEALTH | Former | $0 | $323,910 | $45,979 |
| WILLIAM CARROLL | VP-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | $0 | $321,116 | $49,427 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2023.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 231309. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2023.ZIP, read January 15, 2026.