Critical access hospital · Sidney, Montana · 25 beds · CMS certification number 271344
Sidney Health Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS November 12, 2025. Twenty 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 $23.7M in its first year on file (2006) to $104.4M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$6.0M (2023), −$817K (2024), −$8.9M (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 7.0% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 54.2%.
- SIDNEY HEALTH CENTER holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
Twenty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center | 25 | $104,363,885 | $113,257,274 | −8.5% |
| Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, Ekalaka | 25 | $9,153,602 | $10,383,914 | −13.4% |
| Fallon Medical Complex, Baker | 25 | $11,500,176 | $12,767,576 | −11.0% |
| Granite County Medical Center, Philipsburg | 25 | $6,577,167 | $8,151,294 | −23.9% |
| 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
- 1,124S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 6,270S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 17.2days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 68.7%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 54.2%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 7.0%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- SIDNEY HEALTH CENTER100%
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 SIDNEY HEALTH CENTER (employer identification number 810233499) 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) | $14,098,193 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $547,778 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $164,985 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $712,763 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $13,385,430 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1398 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202411289349301471. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by SIDNEY HEALTH CENTER (employer identification number 810233499) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAD PEDERSON MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $501,540 | $0 | $15,527 |
| CHERYL VAN EVERY | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC BEENKEN | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SIGMOND MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $638,592 | $0 | $47,504 |
| HERVE NGUEWOUN MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $483,494 | $0 | $11,099 |
| JEN DOTY | CEO | Officer | $275,289 | $0 | $32,627 |
| JEROME KESSLER MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $567,858 | $0 | $35,956 |
| KEVIN MAYER | TRUSTEE (THROUGH 11/16/22) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE AVERETT | PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LESZEK JASZCZAK MD | FORMER OFFICER | Former | $681,078 | $0 | $32,667 |
| MALUA TAMBI MD | CHIEF OF MEDICAL STAFF | Trustee/director, Officer | $545,166 | $0 | $43,928 |
| PETER DEVEAUX MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $556,622 | $0 | $43,928 |
| RAJOHN KARANJAI MD | TRUSTEE/CMO | Officer | $1,090,748 | $0 | $0 |
| RALF KIEHL MD CHIEF OF | MEDICAL STAFF (THROUGH 12/31/22) | Trustee/director, Officer | $447,346 | $0 | $23,004 |
| RANDY JOHNSON | VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA BRADLEY | SECRETARY/TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BURNISON | TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LIVERS | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DUFFEY | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA MONTGOMERY | CFO | Officer | $182,722 | $0 | $24,993 |
E-file object id 202411289349301471. 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 271344. 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 November 12, 2025.