Short-term acute care hospital · Detroit Lakes, Minnesota · 36 beds · CMS certification number 240101
Essentia Health St. Mary's Detroit Lakes
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS September 28, 2026. 29 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 $15.9M in its first year on file (1997) to $188.3M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $5.1M (2023), $6.2M (2024), $8.7M (2025).
- 2 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 11.3% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 25.8%.
- ESSENTIA HEALTH holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
29 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Short-term acute care hospitals in Minnesota with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Detroit Lakes | 36 | $188,337,761 | $179,605,382 | 4.6% |
| Buffalo Hospital, Buffalo | 40 | $113,654,988 | $98,357,700 | 13.5% |
| Fairview Northland Hospital, Princeton | 34 | $100,891,147 | $98,190,963 | 2.7% |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital, Grand Rapids | 34 | $147,100,610 | $154,400,702 | −5.0% |
| Hutchinson Health Hospital, Hutchinson | 37 | $100,080,328 | $104,044,348 | −4.0% |
| Owatonna Hospital, Owatonna | 38 | $52,759,378 | $61,903,550 | −17.3% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 1,999S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 6,384S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 17.5days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 48.6%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 25.8%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 11.3%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- ESSENTIA HEALTH100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: ESSENTIA HEALTH, health system; CMDI, nucleat med.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Essentia Health St. Marys Medical Center (MN), Essentia Health Duluth (MN), Essentia Health - St. Josephs Medical Center (MN), Essentia Health Virginia (MN), St. Francis Regional Medical Center (MN), Essentia Health Sandstone (MN), Essentia Health Ada (MN), Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital (MN), Essentia Health Northern Pines (MN), Essentia Health Moose Lake (MN), Essentia Health Deer River (MN).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, church.
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 ST MARY'S REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (employer identification number 411620386) 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) | $5,098,540 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $646,863 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $4,252,426 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $4,899,289 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $199,251 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0325 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202441249349300929. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ST MARY'S REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (employer identification number 411620386) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN EVENSON | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $260,498 | $0 | $47,075 |
| BRENDA NORBY | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Highest-compensated employee | $288,910 | $0 | $17,434 |
| CAROL LEE | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $243,401 | $0 | $24,983 |
| DENNIS MILEY | BOARD CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES ANDERSON | BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $20,500 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY BODENSTEINER | FINANCE DIRECTOR | Officer | $0 | $180,104 | $23,057 |
| LINDA LOHNES | NURSE PRACTITIONER | Highest-compensated employee | $243,701 | $0 | $40,185 |
| RICHARD VETTER MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $714,040 | $109,548 |
| RYAN HILL | FORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT | Former | $229,092 | $0 | $48,050 |
| SEAN MCDONALD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Highest-compensated employee | $307,375 | $0 | $50,903 |
| TANNER GOODRICH | PRESIDENT | Officer | $0 | $436,762 | $97,171 |
E-file object id 202441249349300929. 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 240101. 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 September 28, 2026.