Short-term acute care hospital · Lincoln, Nebraska · 137 beds · CMS certification number 280020
CHI Health St. Elizabeth
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS December 19, 2025. 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 $75.8M in its first year on file (1997) to $202.2M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$22.4M (2023), −$10.8M (2024), −$3.3M (2025).
- 1 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also reports a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 3.9% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 26.3%.
- CHI NEBRASKA 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 Nebraska with 100 to 199 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | 137 | $202,198,840 | $205,479,797 | −1.6% |
| CHI Health Lakeside, Omaha | 109 | $222,099,369 | $188,211,301 | 15.3% |
| CHI Health St. Francis, Grand Island | 140 | $140,791,266 | $154,548,076 | −9.8% |
| Faith Health, Norfolk | 122 | $260,749,847 | $225,841,168 | 13.4% |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings | 106 | $249,810,880 | $241,660,039 | 3.3% |
| Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff | 121 | $279,077,897 | $254,029,822 | 9.0% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 8,207S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 33,422S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 91.8days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 66.8%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 26.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 3.9%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- CHI NEBRASKA100%
- COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: COMMONSPIRIT, home office; CHI HEALTH, regional mnmt.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Yavapai Regional Medical Center (AZ), St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (AZ), Chandler Regional Medical Center (AZ), Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (AZ), Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital (AZ), Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital (AZ), CHI St. Vincent Infirmary (AR), CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs (AR), St. Vincent Medical Center North (AR), CHI St. Vincent Morrilton (AR).
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 SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 470379836) 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) | $16,933,313 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $3,751,148 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $9,371,184 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $13,122,332 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $3,810,981 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.091 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202421319349302312. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 470379836) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTY WORICK | REGISTERED NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $205,855 | $0 | $38,755 |
| BILL YATES | VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARY WARD MD | FORMER OFFICER | Former | $0 | $681,233 | $45,308 |
| CY XAYARATH | TRAVELER - RN | Former | $0 | $300,885 | $52,261 |
| DAVE TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK VANCE | PRESIDENT (PARTIAL YEAR) | Officer | $0 | $507,821 | $73,186 |
| EMILY MANNSCHRECK | DIRECTOR - PHARMACY | Highest-compensated employee | $149,891 | $49,111 | $43,375 |
| EVERT KUIPER | EX-OFFICIO BM/ PRESIDENT & CEO CHI HEALTH | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $1,274,593 | $29,391 |
| HEATHER MORGAN MD | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $278,612 | $50,607 |
| JACQUELINE LIESS | PEDIATRIC NURSE | Former | $0 | $254,810 | $35,479 |
| JEANETTE WOJTALEWICZ | CFO CHI HEALTH (TERMED 1/6/23) | Officer | $0 | $1,168,841 | $54,280 |
| JOHN PETERSDORF | EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $2,349,200 | $677,245 |
| KATE SZYMANSKI | TRAVELER - RN | Highest-compensated employee | $9,760 | $184,468 | $23,202 |
| KELLY BACON | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT BARNEY | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN FITZGERALD | SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRTIBALA GUPTA MD | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $396,003 | $44,314 |
| LG SEARCEY | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAKALIA ABRAHAMSON | PATIENT LOGISTICS MANAGER | Highest-compensated employee | $121,829 | $143,785 | $11,873 |
| MARDELL WILSON EDD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE MURPHY | COORDINATOR - PHARMACY | Highest-compensated employee | $189,251 | $0 | $41,477 |
| NICK OTOOL | INTERIM CFO, CHI HEALTH | Officer | $0 | $257,678 | $47,032 |
| RICK THOMPSON MD | INTERIM PRESIDENT | Officer | $0 | $375,333 | $7,307 |
| SISTER MAURITA SOUKUP | BOARD CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SISTER NADINE HEIMANN OSF | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNE L HRUZA MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY PLANTE | DIV SVP CNO | Former | $0 | $300,407 | $40,666 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 280020. 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 December 19, 2025.