Critical access hospital · Ironwood, Michigan · 25 beds · CMS certification number 231333
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, amended, stamped by CMS June 11, 2026. 21 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 $9.9M in its first year on file (2005) to $85.3M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$2.3M (2023), $1.0M (2024), $5.9M (2025).
- None of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file reports a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 1.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 33.3%.
- ASPIRUS, INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
21 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 Ironwood Hospital | 25 | $85,323,447 | $79,419,983 | 6.9% |
| 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
- 969S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 4,766S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 13.1days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 52.2%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 33.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 1.7%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- ASPIRUS, INC100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: ACI, healthcare; AKH, hospital; VNA, healthcare; AI (70%), healthcare; AOH, hospital.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics (MI), Aspirus Keweenaw 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 IRONWOOD HOSPITAL & CLINICS INC (employer identification number 382908586) 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) | $5,091,746 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $407,966 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $4,672,483 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $5,080,449 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $11,297 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0748 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202411369349304181. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ASPIRUS IRONWOOD HOSPITAL & CLINICS INC (employer identification number 382908586) 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 EXEC | 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 HR OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $458,839 | $103,553 |
| ENRICO BRAUCHER | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $728,410 | $40,004 |
| ERIC ANDERSON | SVP-SERVICE LINE & PATIENT EXP. | Key employee | $0 | $519,926 | $106,843 |
| JAMES HUBBARD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $713,239 | $52,471 |
| 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 | BOARD MEMBER/SVP & PRES.-REG. MKTS. | Trustee/director | $0 | $781,575 | $128,595 |
| JOHN MATONICH | CHAIRPERSON | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PIETILA | BOARD MEMBER/RADIOLOGIST | Trustee/director | $0 | $876,739 | $57,266 |
| JONATHAN BRUEGGEMAN | BOARD MEMBER/CMO-UP REGION | Trustee/director | $0 | $450,639 | $55,802 |
| 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 | BOARD MEMBER/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 REG. OPS. | Trustee/director | $0 | $336,475 | $56,521 |
| PAULA CHERMSIDE | PRESIDENT-CAO - AIW | Key employee | $295,728 | $0 | $31,255 |
| RICHARD KOUBEK | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN MENEZUGGO | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT NOVASCONE | REGISTERED NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $119,442 | $0 | $26,048 |
| SCOTT REMMICH | VP-CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $304,493 | $45,336 |
| SIDNEY SCZYGELSKI | SR. VP OF FINANCE/CFO | Officer | $0 | $1,911,464 | $144,118 |
| STEVEN TINTI | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TICE | REGISTERED NURSE - AIW MNA | Highest-compensated employee | $164,635 | $0 | $19,173 |
| TATYANA BOMBARD | RADIOLOGIST | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $753,856 | $54,720 |
| TODD RICHARDSON | SVP & CHIEF INFO. OFF. (THRU 06/23) | Key employee | $0 | $534,868 | $104,438 |
| WILLIAM CARROLL | VP-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | $0 | $321,116 | $49,427 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 231333. 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 11, 2026.