Critical access hospital · Valentine, Nebraska · 21 beds · CMS certification number 281344
Cherry County Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, as submitted, stamped by CMS September 10, 2026. 25 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Fiscal 2026 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $7.7M in its first year on file (2002) to $45.7M in 2026.
- Its result from patient care: −$2.1M (2024), −$5.3M (2025), $4.2M (2026).
- 2 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2026.
- Medicaid paid for 25.9% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 54.4%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
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Beside its peers
Hospitals of the same type (critical access hospital), nearest in size, from Nebraska first; each on fiscal year 2026.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry County Hospital | 21 | $45,650,460 | $41,458,266 | 9.2% |
| Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta (CO) | 20 | $45,676,457 | $47,843,577 | −4.7% |
| Dundy County Hospital, Benkelman | 12 | $15,581,178 | $17,390,528 | −11.6% |
| Garden County Health Services, Oshkosh | 10 | $4,252,099 | $5,859,924 | −37.8% |
| Nemaha County Hospital, Auburn | 16 | $25,470,240 | $21,826,696 | 14.3% |
| Washington County Hospital District, Nashville (IL) | 22 | $19,193,155 | $18,715,111 | 2.5% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 357S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,716S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 4.7days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 22.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 54.4%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 25.9%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Type of control on its cost report: governmental, county.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 281344. 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 September 10, 2026.