Critical access hospital · Columbus, North Carolina · 25 beds · CMS certification number 341322
Adventhealth Polk
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS February 27, 2026. Twenty 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 $20.6M in its first year on file (2006) to $44.4M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$1.4M (2023), $2.0M (2024), −$9.8M (2025).
- 2 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 0.3% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 39.1%.
- ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
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Twenty years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in North Carolina with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Polk | 25 | $44,380,868 | $54,195,655 | −22.1% |
| Washington Regional Medical Center, Plymouth | 25 | $19,240,653 | $20,652,470 | −7.3% |
| Chatham Hospital, Siler City | 25 | $60,173,363 | $52,453,811 | 12.8% |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton | 25 | $89,729,491 | $68,733,843 | 23.4% |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes, Danbury | 25 | $12,417,954 | $13,777,147 | −10.9% |
| Novant Health Pender Medical Center, Burgaw | 25 | $48,359,864 | $40,318,213 | 16.6% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 806S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 3,500S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 9.6days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 38.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 39.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.3%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: ADVENTHEALTH (100%), hosptal mgmt; GORDON (100%), accounting; HENDERSONVILLE (100%), shared svcs.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Adventhealth Porter (CO), Adventhealth Avista (CO), Adventhealth Littleton (CO), Adventhealth Parker (CO), Adventhealth Castle Rock (CO), Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Littleton (CO), Adventhealth Orlando (FL), Adventhealth New Smyrna Beach (FL), Adventhealth Deland (FL), Adventhealth Zephyrhills (FL), Adventhealth North Pinellas (FL).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, church.
Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 560554222) 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) | $3,296,016 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $242,489 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,298,667 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $1,541,156 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $1,754,860 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0892 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202412269349302061. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 560554222) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN ELLINGTON | COMMUNITY REP | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MILLER | CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PRESNELL | CFO | Officer | $197,385 | $0 | $39,399 |
| FRANK SAVAGE MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Trustee/director | $0 | $323,208 | $63,884 |
| JEFFREY VIAR MD | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $226,812 | $48,781 |
| JOE STEPHENSON | OCONLOGIST | Highest-compensated employee | $260,436 | $0 | $8,997 |
| KATHY HEFNER | CNO | Officer | $148,362 | $0 | $16,172 |
| LINDA GREENSFELDER PHD | SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SCHUTTER | VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LUELLA DECARLE | OR DIRECTOR | Highest-compensated employee | $128,831 | $0 | $4,770 |
| LYNN HENSLEY | VP OF ABULATORY SERVICES | Highest-compensated employee | $165,633 | $0 | $14,260 |
| MARCHE PITTMAN | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE FORTUNE | CEO | Officer | $479,874 | $0 | $56,720 |
| PAUL BEILER | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAVANAH HIGHTOWER MD | OCONLOGIST | Highest-compensated employee | $138,028 | $0 | $20,500 |
| SHARON DECKER | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILSON KEMP | CARDIOLOGIST | Highest-compensated employee | $161,703 | $0 | $4,686 |
E-file object id 202412269349302061. 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 341322. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read February 27, 2026.