Critical access hospital · Aurora, Nebraska · 12 beds · CMS certification number 281320
Memorial Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 2, 2026. 26 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 $5.5M in its first year on file (2000) to $30.6M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$3.3M (2023), −$5.1M (2024), −$5.0M (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 2.3% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 46.5%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
26 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Nebraska with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital | 12 | $30,595,623 | $35,587,781 | −16.3% |
| Callaway District Hospital, Callaway | 12 | $13,423,419 | $13,463,534 | −0.3% |
| Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman | 12 | $12,291,787 | $15,331,699 | −24.7% |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital, Franklin | 14 | $5,678,038 | $6,516,079 | −14.8% |
| Kimball Health Services, Kimball | 14 | $23,547,954 | $26,956,702 | −14.5% |
| Webster County Community Hospital, Red Cloud | 13 | $7,864,050 | $8,467,931 | −7.7% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 112S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,199S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 3.3days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 27.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 46.5%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 2.3%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH INC (employer identification number 470461859) 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) | $2,074,530 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $84,106 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $84,106 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $1,990,424 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0717 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202431769349301088. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH INC (employer identification number 470461859) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD BISH | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD GARRETT | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CODY HOEGH | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS FERGUSON | PRESIDENT | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE KELLER | CEO | Former | $173,391 | $0 | $14,929 |
| HARLAN SCHAFER | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY TALKINGTON | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $266,206 | $0 | $24,143 |
| JASON SCHNEIDER | VICE PRESIDE | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE SMITH | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY MUILENBURG | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $271,234 | $0 | $24,143 |
| JENNIE KUEHNER | SECRETARY | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HARNEY | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $292,700 | $0 | $14,422 |
| JUSTIN WOLF | CEO | Officer | $107,905 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH SPRAY | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDY FLYNN | COO | Officer | $139,588 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK KLUTE | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SULLIVAN | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $250,840 | $0 | $19,766 |
| PAMELA RILEY | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL FENDT | CFO | Officer | $190,770 | $0 | $17,247 |
| ROGER SCOTT | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT JOHNSON | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $278,107 | $0 | $24,143 |
| WAYNE HAHN | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202431769349301088. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 281320. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read March 2, 2026.