Short-term acute care hospital · Fargo, North Dakota · 142 beds · CMS certification number 350070
Innovis Health
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS December 8, 2025. 26 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 $3.6M in its first year on file (2000) to $633.1M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$28.3M (2023), −$11.2M (2024), −$14.5M (2025).
- 4 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 9.6% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 31.6%.
- ESSENTIA HEALTH holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
26 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Hospitals of the same type (short-term acute care hospital), nearest in size, from North Dakota first; each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovis Health | 142 | $633,086,168 | $647,556,351 | −2.3% |
| Adventhealth Deland, Deland (FL) | 142 | $288,178,977 | $235,607,612 | 18.2% |
| Altru Health System, Grand Forks | 183 | $650,709,926 | $717,425,884 | −10.3% |
| Sanford, Bismarck | 255 | $833,782,592 | $969,506,332 | −16.3% |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo, Fargo | 502 | $1,765,763,723 | $2,180,246,713 | −23.5% |
| Trinity Hospitals, Minot | 107 | $493,792,492 | $538,600,411 | −9.1% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 9,398S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 43,203S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 118.7days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 83.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 31.6%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 9.6%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- ESSENTIA HEALTH100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: ESSENTIA HEALTH, home office.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Essentia Health St. Marys Medical Center (MN), Essentia Health Duluth (MN), Essentia Health - St. Josephs Medical Center (MN), Essentia Health Virginia (MN), Essentia Health St. Mary's Detroit Lakes (MN), St. Francis Regional Medical Center (MN), Essentia Health Sandstone (MN), Essentia Health Ada (MN), Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital (MN), Essentia Health Northern Pines (MN), Essentia Health Moose Lake (MN), Essentia Health Deer River (MN).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
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 INNOVIS HEALTH LLC (employer identification number 261175213) 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) | $22,842,222 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $3,047,644 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $18,172,906 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $21,220,550 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $1,621,672 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0403 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202431249349300218. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by INNOVIS HEALTH LLC (employer identification number 261175213) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL HURLEY | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Key employee | $624,072 | $0 | $92,838 |
| ALAN BRUNS MD | PHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR | Key employee | $743,821 | $0 | $26,704 |
| ANDREW MOEN MD | PHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR | Key employee | $482,558 | $0 | $62,091 |
| ARRICK JACKSON | BOARD DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $4,500 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN SMITH MD | BOARD DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $1,229,142 | $1,125 | $68,078 |
| CHRISTY BRINKMAN | OPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR | Key employee | $0 | $190,363 | $12,241 |
| DAN BEAUCHAMP | FACILITIES SENIOR DIRECTOR | Key employee | $186,760 | $0 | $45,685 |
| DOUG ARVIN | VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CHRISTENSEN MD | BOARD DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $338,315 | $4,500 | $47,506 |
| JEROME SAMPSON MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,154,418 | $0 | $46,166 |
| JOEL HAUGEN MD | BOARD CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $99,812 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SPERRAZZA | SVP, OPERATIONS THRU 1/22 | Key employee | $35,078 | $172,122 | $4,572 |
| JOSEPH WENDT | OPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR | Key employee | $213,658 | $0 | $48,875 |
| JOSHUA GEBUR MD | PHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR | Key employee | $699,956 | $0 | $60,974 |
| KERRY CARLSON | OPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR | Key employee | $228,189 | $0 | $46,863 |
| KIMBERLY KOLKHORST MD | PHYSICIAN - SECTION CHAIR | Highest-compensated employee | $1,288,790 | $0 | $59,556 |
| LAURIE LEWANDOWSKI | BOARD DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $25,375 | $0 |
| MARK FINSTAD | BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $2,250 | $0 |
| MICHELE THIEMAN MD | PHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR | Key employee | $302,307 | $0 | $36,140 |
| MICKEY SYRQUIN MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,182,405 | $0 | $59,634 |
| MITCHELL CRIDER MD | PHYSICIAN - SECTION CHAIR | Highest-compensated employee | $1,172,792 | $0 | $60,641 |
| NICOLE CHRISTENSEN | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER THRU 5/22 | Key employee | $335,902 | $0 | $8,747 |
| PRASAD SAWARDEKER MD | PHYSICIAN - SECTION CHAIR | Highest-compensated employee | $1,317,815 | $0 | $63,078 |
| RAE SALUS | SVP, OPERATIONS THRU 6/23 | Key employee | $442,264 | $0 | $81,180 |
| RICHARD VETTER MD | INTERIM PRESIDENT/CHIEF MED OFFICER | Officer | $714,040 | $0 | $109,548 |
| ROBERT GREEN | VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE THRU 8/22 | Officer | $331,589 | $229,156 | $38,858 |
| SISTER BEVERLY HORN | BOARD DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON MD | PHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR | Key employee | $574,111 | $30,000 | $64,402 |
| SUZANNE ZELTINGER | OPERATIONS SENIOR DIRECTOR | Key employee | $158,994 | $0 | $17,329 |
| TANNER GOODRICH | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS | Key employee | $436,762 | $0 | $97,171 |
| TANYA DIEGEL MD | PHYSICIAN - DIVISION CHAIR | Key employee | $417,063 | $0 | $60,534 |
| TAYLOR MERTZ MD | BOARD DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $339,281 | $1,125 | $62,086 |
| TIM HEILMAN | BOARD VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $4,500 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY SAYLER | FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Former | $143,333 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY ZAUN | BOARD DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $4,500 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HEEGAARD MD | PRESIDENT THRU 3/23 | Officer | $902,097 | $0 | $138,409 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 350070. 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 HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read December 8, 2025.