Critical access hospital · Laurium, Michigan · 25 beds · CMS certification number 231319
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, amended, stamped by CMS June 9, 2026. 22 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 $4.2M in its first year on file (2004) to $52.1M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$7.6M (2023), −$14.9M (2024), −$31.1M (2025).
- All 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 2.5% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 32.8%.
- ASPIRUS, INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
22 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Michigan with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital | 25 | $52,083,773 | $83,203,325 | −59.8% |
| Beacon Dowagiac, Dowagiac | 25 | $15,926,668 | $17,898,575 | −12.4% |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Healthcare Center, Newberry | 25 | $39,937,840 | $43,005,038 | −7.7% |
| McKenzie Health System, Sandusy | 25 | $32,931,672 | $34,391,995 | −4.4% |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Standish, Standish | 25 | $25,898,893 | $26,537,237 | −2.5% |
| Scheurer Health - Pigeon, Pigeon | 25 | $67,021,252 | $73,901,821 | −10.3% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 707S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 3,428S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 9.4days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 37.6%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 32.8%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 2.5%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- ASPIRUS, INC100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: ASPIRUS INC (100%), home office.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics (MI), Aspirus Ironwood Hospital (MI), Aspirus St. Lukes Hospital (MN), Aspirus Lake View Hospital (MN), Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics (WI), Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital (WI), Aspirus Wausau Hospital (WI).
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 ASPIRUS KEWEENAW HOSPITAL (employer identification number 381443361) 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) | $5,947,824 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $304,290 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $5,559,815 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $5,864,105 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $83,719 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0893 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202421369349304027. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ASPIRUS KEWEENAW HOSPITAL (employer identification number 381443361) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 J LUKES DO | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $802,805 | $46,236 |
| DEBRA BALL | SVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $458,839 | $103,553 |
| DIVIS KHAIRA | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $626,739 | $52,556 |
| EMMETT MOSLEY | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $630,962 | $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-PRES. AMG | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $641,148 | $101,726 |
| JESSE TISCHER | BOARD MEMBER/SVP & PRES. REG. MKTS. | 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 N BRUEGGEMAN | BOARD MEMBER/CMO-UP REGION | Trustee/director | $0 | $450,639 | $55,802 |
| KATIE CLARK | SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK R SCHOTT | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN DMESKE NP-C | BOARD MEMBER/NURSE PRACTITIONER | Trustee/director | $0 | $136,910 | $5,756 |
| MARGUERITE HALE | VP- REGIONAL PATIENT CARE & CNO | Key employee | $259,724 | $0 | $13,384 |
| MATTHEW HEYWOOD | PRESIDENT & CEO ASPIRUS | Officer | $0 | $1,799,938 | $311,110 |
| MATTHEW KRAUSE | VP - CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER - AKH | Key employee | $249,667 | $0 | $45,865 |
| MICHAEL HOLZHUETER | ASST SEC./SVP-GENERAL COUNSEL | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $672,916 | $123,676 |
| NATHAN MCPARLAN | RADIOLOGIST | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $1,139,379 | $43,728 |
| PATRICK TINCHER JR | BOARD MEMBER/VP FINANCE-REG. OPS. | Trustee/director | $0 | $336,475 | $56,521 |
| RICHARD J KOUBEK PHD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN MENEZUGGO | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT REMMICH | VP- CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $304,493 | $45,336 |
| SHAHAR MADJAR | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $467,973 | $52,106 |
| SIDNEY SCZYGELSKI | SR. VP OF FINANCE/CFO | Officer | $0 | $1,911,464 | $144,118 |
| STEVEN TINTI | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD RICHARDSON | SVP & CHIEF INFO. OFF. (THRU 06/23) | Key employee | $0 | $534,868 | $104,438 |
| TOM RAISANEN | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $544,722 | $56,803 |
| WILLIAM CARROLL | VP- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | $0 | $321,116 | $49,427 |
E-file object id 202421369349304027. 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 231319. 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 June 9, 2026.