Critical access hospital · Baker, Montana · 25 beds · CMS certification number 271301
Fallon Medical Complex
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS November 25, 2025. 24 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 $4.4M in its first year on file (2002) to $11.5M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$2.8M (2023), −$2.4M (2024), −$1.3M (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 28.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 4.3%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
24 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Montana with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallon Medical Complex | 25 | $11,500,176 | $12,767,576 | −11.0% |
| Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, Ekalaka | 25 | $9,153,602 | $10,383,914 | −13.4% |
| Granite County Medical Center, Philipsburg | 25 | $6,577,167 | $8,151,294 | −23.9% |
| McCone County Health Center, Circle | 25 | $5,309,539 | $5,325,761 | −0.3% |
| Benefis Missouri River Medical Center, Fort Benton | 25 | $11,111,107 | $12,197,805 | −9.8% |
| Roosevelt Medical Center, Culbertson | 29 | $9,135,083 | $9,921,731 | −8.6% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 75S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 6,883S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 18.9days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 75.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 4.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 28.7%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: FALLON COUNTY (100%).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by Fallon Medical Complex Inc (employer identification number 363808993) 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) | $1,796,027 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $14,000 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $446,244 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $467,437 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $1,328,590 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1458 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202421209349302017. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by Fallon Medical Complex Inc (employer identification number 363808993) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Kay Schweigert | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Betty Mueller | President (Jul-Dec)/Trusee (Jan-Feb) | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryant Steen | Trustee (Jul-Dec) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Caleb Bettenhausen PA-C | PA-C | Highest-compensated employee | $122,701 | $0 | $1,841 |
| Curt Arnell | Trustee (Jul-Dec)/V.P. starting Jan | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Espeland | Chief Executive Officer | Officer | $164,884 | $0 | $29,990 |
| David Kirschten | Trustee starting January | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Deb Wiman | RN | Highest-compensated employee | $108,317 | $0 | $18,097 |
| Doug Varner | V.P.(Jul-Dec)/President starting Jan | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Elaine Stanhope | Trustee staring September | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Eldon King | ADON | Highest-compensated employee | $100,876 | $0 | $11,570 |
| Erin Lutts | Trustee starting June | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Evelyn Neary | Secretary starting January | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marjorie Losing | Chief Financial Officer | Officer | $96,283 | $0 | $27,369 |
| Richard Menger | Secretary (Jul-Dec) | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202421209349302017. 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 271301. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read November 25, 2025.