Short-term acute care hospital · Whiteville, North Carolina · 154 beds · CMS certification number 340068
Columbus County Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 4, 2026. 30 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 $39.9M in its first year on file (1996) to $163.4M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $2.5M (2023), $13.1M (2024), $29.3M (2025).
- All 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 4.1% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 19.4%.
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30 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Short-term acute care hospitals in North Carolina with 100 to 199 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus County Hospital | 154 | $163,353,559 | $134,101,836 | 17.9% |
| Atrium Health University City, Charlotte | 150 | $440,753,955 | $278,952,126 | 36.7% |
| UNC Health Blue Ridge, Morganton | 159 | $332,228,219 | $313,265,147 | 5.7% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville | 155 | $299,918,603 | $274,279,748 | 8.6% |
| Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital, Pardee Hospital, UNC Health Pard, Hendersonville | 160 | $450,953,513 | $447,680,168 | 0.7% |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, Matthews | 153 | $332,145,539 | $289,958,679 | 12.7% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 3,789S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 17,747S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 48.8days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 31.6%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 19.4%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 4.1%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Type of control on its cost report: governmental, city-county.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (employer identification number 560538020) 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) | $3,373,344 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $3,361,856 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $0 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $3,361,856 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $11,488 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0307 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202412259349302106. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (employer identification number 560538020) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDY MARTIN | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT WATTS | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL MEARES JR | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SMITH | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID GRECO | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN SCHULTZ | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SAM WHEATLEY | CMO | Trustee/director, Officer | $54,750 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDA GORE | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA MILLER | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $259,244 | $0 | $13,826 |
| HEATHER CAUSEY | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $205,649 | $0 | $9,621 |
| HEATHER HINSON | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $241,947 | $0 | $270 |
| JEFFREY SAVAGE | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $356,368 | $0 | $15,922 |
| JEROME MCMILLIAN | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| M JEFFERY ARMSTRONG | CFO | Officer | $254,764 | $0 | $31,613 |
| RACHEL DUNBAR | COO | Key employee | $190,923 | $0 | $23,130 |
| ROBIN HODGE | CRNA | Highest-compensated employee | $285,044 | $0 | $23,364 |
| TERRAY SUGGS | CHAIRMAN | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VENEZIANO TERESA | CNO | Key employee | $217,615 | $0 | $13,364 |
| W JASON BECK | CEO | Officer | $304,308 | $0 | $34,668 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 340068. 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 4, 2026.