Critical access hospital · Defiance, Ohio · 25 beds · CMS certification number 361328
Defiance Regional Medical Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, amended, stamped by CMS September 25, 2026. 21 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 $38.1M in its first year on file (2005) to $105.3M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $17.8M (2023), $34.2M (2024), $36.9M (2025).
- 4 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 9.2% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 25.1%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
21 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Ohio with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance Regional Medical Center | 25 | $105,323,664 | $68,375,748 | 35.1% |
| Adena Greenfield Medical Center, Greenfield | 25 | $28,374,813 | $27,355,203 | 3.6% |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton | 30 | $42,288,102 | $36,697,252 | 13.2% |
| Paulding County Hospital, Paulding | 25 | $38,567,719 | $33,054,362 | 14.3% |
| Twin City Medical Center, Dennison | 25 | $21,202,938 | $26,760,697 | −26.2% |
| Uh Geneva Medical Center, Geneva | 25 | $79,328,497 | $71,363,243 | 10.0% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 1,086S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 3,563S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 9.8days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 39.1%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 25.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 9.2%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: PROMEDICA HEALT, health care.
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 344446484) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $3,299,819 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $624,136 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $2,420,829 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $3,044,965 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $254,854 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0494 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202413179349303401. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 344446484) for tax year 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA K KISSNER | CHAIRMAN | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMER ARSHAD MD | TRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $1,106,655 | $4,915 |
| ARTURO POLIZZI | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Officer | $0 | $2,121,593 | $5,857 |
| CHRISTINE HOFFMAN | PHARMACIST | Highest-compensated employee | $138,581 | $0 | $4,277 |
| CRYSTAL HORNISH | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA ENSIGN | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN BUSKEY | TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT | Trustee/director | $0 | $1,412,400 | $5,337 |
| GARY AKENBERGER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-FORMER | Former | $0 | $528,647 | $43,532 |
| GARY CATES | TRUSTEE/CEO | Trustee/director | $0 | $612,874 | $1,294 |
| JEFFREY C KUHN | SECRETARY, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER - FORMER | Former | $0 | $721,900 | $33,822 |
| JENNIFER BOYD | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN GATHMAN | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN STUCKEY MD | TRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $560,535 | $0 |
| JOSHUA LUCAS MD | TRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $865,436 | $5,519 |
| KARA BALASH | PHARMACIST | Highest-compensated employee | $136,355 | $0 | $7,358 |
| KATIE GROFF | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY SMITH CNM | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT | Trustee/director | $0 | $299,601 | $6,125 |
| KEITH BURMEISTER | TRUSTEE/HOSPITAL PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $306,145 | $7,128 |
| KEN BOROFF | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KLINE | CHAIRMAN - PART YEAR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS ROBICHAUX | TREASURER - PART YEAR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STAHL | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHANNE MANKEY EDD | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL SWITZER | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA SCHUETTE | DIRECTOR OF REHAB | Highest-compensated employee | $132,848 | $0 | $7,296 |
| STEVE SADOWSKI | SECRETARY/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $1,407,180 | $6,028 |
| STEVEN M CAVANAUGH | TREASURER, CFO - FORMER | Former | $0 | $1,335,180 | $995 |
| SUE STAUSBAUGH | TRUSTEE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRENCE METZGER | TRUSTEE/CFO | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $1,055,090 | $4,079 |
| TRINA BUETTNER | DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY | Highest-compensated employee | $155,403 | $0 | $1,705 |
| TRISHA BALDWIN | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR | Highest-compensated employee | $137,599 | $0 | $9,129 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 361328. 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 25, 2026.