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Critical access hospital · West Point, Nebraska · 25 beds · CMS certification number 281322

Franciscan Healthcare

Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS June 5, 2026. 26 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.

Fiscal 2025 at a glance

Net patient revenue
$68.7M
$68,705,650 · G-3 line 3
Operating expenses
$63.5M
$63,450,665 · G-3 line 4
Result from patient care
$5.3M
$5,254,985 · G-3 line 5
Margin on patient care
7.6%
line 5 ÷ line 3, same filing

What stands out

  • Net patient revenue rose from $6.6M in its first year on file (2000) to $68.7M in 2025.
  • Its result from patient care: $3.5M (2023), $2.2M (2024), $5.3M (2025).
  • 2 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
  • Medicaid paid for 3.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 60.5%.

Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.

26 years of filings

Net patient revenue against operating expenses, each year as filed.

Net patient revenueOperating expenses
2000
reopened
$6.6M
$7.0M
2001
settled
$11.7M
$11.1M
2002
as submitted
$13.6M
$12.6M
2003
as submitted
$14.0M
$13.0M
2004
settled
$15.7M
$13.4M
2005
settled
$16.0M
$15.1M
2006
reopened
$16.7M
$15.7M
2007
settled
$17.6M
$16.3M
2008
settled
$19.4M
$17.4M
2009
settled with audit
$21.2M
$19.0M
2010
settled
$21.6M
$20.0M
2011
settled with audit
$23.0M
$21.3M
2012
settled
$26.3M
$24.8M
2013
settled
$28.0M
$27.0M
2014
settled
$31.7M
$29.5M
2015
settled
$32.8M
$29.2M
2016
settled
$33.1M
$29.9M
2017
settled
$33.3M
$30.3M
2018
settled
$33.0M
$32.3M
2019
settled
$35.0M
$33.8M
2020
settled
$37.7M
$36.1M
2021
settled
$43.5M
$39.7M
2022
settled
$45.7M
$43.6M
2023
settled
$51.1M
$47.6M
2024
settled
$55.1M
$52.9M
2025
as submitted
$68.7M
$63.5M

Beside its peers

Critical access hospitals in Nebraska with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.

HospitalBedsNet patient revenueOperating expensesMargin
Franciscan Healthcare25$68,705,650$63,450,6657.6%
Avera St. Anthonys Hospital, Oneill25$46,747,848$45,304,8733.1%
Boone County Health Center, Albion25$52,289,049$56,371,121−7.8%
Brodstone Healthcare, Superior25$39,639,896$41,577,168−4.9%
CHI Health Schuyler, Schuyler25$16,252,965$17,153,126−5.5%
York General Hospital, York25$74,169,588$71,508,6153.6%

Patients and payers

Discharges
371
S-3 line 14, col 15
Inpatient days
1,914
S-3 line 14, col 8
Beds in use, on an average day
5.3
days ÷ days in year
Occupancy
21.0%
days ÷ bed days
Medicare share of days
60.5%
S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Medicaid share of days
3.7%
S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8

Who owns it

Related organizations on its own cost report: FRANCISCAN HEAL (100%).

Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, church.

Community benefit, as filed

From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by FRANCISCAN CARE SERVICES INC (employer identification number 470486026) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.

FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Total community benefit expense (line 7k)$2,420,240IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance at cost (line 7a)$95,666IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Medicaid (line 7b)$967,339IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d)$1,063,005IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Other benefits (line 7j)$1,357,235IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f)0.0492IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct>

E-file object id 202433199349303468. The IRS archive it was read from.

Executive and director compensation, as filed

From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by FRANCISCAN CARE SERVICES INC (employer identification number 470486026) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.

NameTitleRoleReportable comp, from this organizationReportable comp, from related organizationsOther compensation
ALISA BRUNSINGCFOOfficer$230,234$0$24,756
ALLEN MEISTERTRUSTEETrustee/director$0$0$0
BILL KREIKEMEIERCHAIRMANTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
BRIAN HASS MDPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$563,474$0$55,971
BRIAN REIMERSTRUSTEETrustee/director$0$0$0
CHET MCWHORTERSECRETARYTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
DARA SCHLECHTCNOKey employee$165,221$0$47,244
DYANN BRADBURYTRUSTEETrustee/director$0$0$0
JASON SMITHTREASURERTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
JEFF GEAGHANCIOKey employee$167,220$0$45,376
REGINA UHINGVICE CHAIRMANTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
RHETT ECKMANN MDPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$602,674$0$55,971
RODNEY GIESETRUSTEETrustee/director$0$0$0
SCOTT GREEN MDPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$408,456$0$58,180
SR PATRICIA LINSSENTRUSTEETrustee/director$0$0$0
TERRY NELSONANCILLARY DIRECTORKey employee$249,357$0$58,078
THOMAS COHEE MDPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$593,604$0$53,932
TYLER TOLINECEO & PRESIDENTTrustee/director, Officer$394,220$0$47,909
ZACHARY WORDEKEMPER MDPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$636,078$0$16,471

E-file object id 202433199349303468. 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 281322. 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 June 5, 2026.