Critical access hospital · Chadron, Nebraska · 25 beds · CMS certification number 281341
Chadron Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 12, 2026. 25 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 $5.4M in its first year on file (2001) to $35.8M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$7.4M (2023), −$2.0M (2024), −$1.8M (2025).
- 3 of the 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 12.8% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 65.3%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
25 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Nebraska with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron Hospital | 25 | $35,798,461 | $37,612,854 | −5.1% |
| Avera St. Anthonys Hospital, Oneill | 25 | $46,747,848 | $45,304,873 | 3.1% |
| Boone County Health Center, Albion | 25 | $52,289,049 | $56,371,121 | −7.8% |
| Brodstone Healthcare, Superior | 25 | $39,639,896 | $41,577,168 | −4.9% |
| CHI Health Schuyler, Schuyler | 25 | $16,252,965 | $17,153,126 | −5.5% |
| Franciscan Healthcare, West Point | 25 | $68,705,650 | $63,450,665 | 7.6% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 448S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,975S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 5.4days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 21.6%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 65.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 12.8%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: RURAL NE HEALTH, health exchange.
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CORPORATION (employer identification number 470482234) 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) | $1,239,669 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $13,720 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,225,949 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $1,239,669 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0379 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202412269349302311. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CORPORATION (employer identification number 470482234) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY HEITING | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA RHEMBRANDT | NURSE MANAGER | Highest-compensated employee | $131,974 | $0 | $3,957 |
| CHIP HARTMAN | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT PLOOSTER | PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMASON SCHMIDT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Highest-compensated employee | $135,112 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES NERUD | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROWN | CFO | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH BLAYLOCK | PT DIRECTOR | Highest-compensated employee | $136,862 | $0 | $4,096 |
| LEAH FRYE | PHARMACIST | Highest-compensated employee | $134,977 | $0 | $4,047 |
| LOIS BARTLETT | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN WEBSTER | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN HOUGH | CEO | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS FISHER | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH HAMAKER | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE SHEPHERD | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY GRAVES | PHARMACIST | Highest-compensated employee | $142,987 | $0 | $4,284 |
E-file object id 202412269349302311. 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 281341. 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 12, 2026.