Short-term acute care hospital · Hershey, Pennsylvania · 645 beds · CMS certification number 390256
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS September 30, 2026. 29 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 $264.0M in its first year on file (1997) to $2.4B in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$57.1M (2023), −$61.9M (2024), −$46.3M (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 3.2% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 17.1%.
- PENN STATE HEALTH holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
29 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Short-term acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania with 400 and over beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 645 | $2,356,179,230 | $2,402,481,600 | −2.0% |
| Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington | 611 | $778,269,676 | $916,167,480 | −17.7% |
| Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster | 620 | $1,561,046,859 | $1,805,115,164 | −15.6% |
| St. Lukes Hospital -Allentown Campus, Bethlehem | 807 | $1,438,717,490 | $1,217,503,322 | 15.4% |
| Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia | 761 | $2,570,857,747 | $2,575,778,165 | −0.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia | 866 | $2,189,545,190 | $2,658,257,251 | −21.4% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 27,441S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 174,841S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 480.3days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 74.3%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 17.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 3.2%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- PENN STATE HEALTH100%
- THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY80%
- HIGHMARK HEALTH20%
Related organizations on its own cost report: PENN STATE HEALTH, shared support services.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Westfield Memorial Hospital (NY), Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center (PA), Saint Vincent Hospital (PA), Allegheny Valley Hospital (PA), Heritage Valley Beaver (PA), Heritage Valley Sewickley (PA), Allegheny General Hospital (PA), The Western Pennsylvania Hospital (PA), Penn State Health St. Joseph (PA), Canonsburg Hospital (PA), Jefferson Hospital (PA), Grove City Medical Center (PA).
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 THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 251854772) 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) | $104,369,075 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $15,651,833 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $21,212,068 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $36,863,901 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $67,505,174 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0427 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
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Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER (employer identification number 251854772) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNEMARIE BOYAN | FMR SEC/PSH GC (PSU EMP) (THRU 2/22) | Former | $0 | $142,089 | $12,694 |
| BEHZAD SOLEIMANI | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,050,235 | $0 | $48,039 |
| BONY DAWOOD | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD ZACHARIA | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,073,580 | $0 | $61,123 |
| BRIAN HUDSON | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH ADDO | INT. PRES/DIRECTOR/PSH COO | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $920,763 | $48,852 |
| DEBORAH BERINI | PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2022) | Trustee/director, Officer | $815,400 | $0 | $115,829 |
| DENNIS BRENCLKE | CHAIR / DIRECTOR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA SAUNDERS | FMR DIR (THRU 6/22) / PSYCHIATRIST | Former | $504,022 | $0 | $40,848 |
| JAMES MCINERNEY | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,056,529 | $0 | $62,024 |
| JEANNE ARNOLD | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE BIBLE | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,251,898 | $0 | $62,024 |
| JODY REYES | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | $502,763 | $0 | $42,971 |
| JOHN KELLEHER | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,238,850 | $0 | $62,024 |
| JULIE NICKELL | TREASURER / CFO | Officer | $427,614 | $0 | $61,876 |
| KATHLEEN MILLER | ASSOC. SECRETARY | Officer | $0 | $99,552 | $10,921 |
| KATHY PAPE | VICE CHAIR / DIRECTOR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN P BLACK MD | DEAN OF MEDICINE | Key employee | $1,030,848 | $0 | $47,707 |
| MICHELE SZKOLNICKI | CNO | Key employee | $447,916 | $0 | $54,801 |
| NICOLE LEHMAN | INTERIM SEC. (PSU EMP) | Officer | $0 | $276,742 | $97,256 |
| PETER TOMBROS | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BOWMAN | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HARBAUGH | FMR KE (THRU 6/22) - SVP, MED GROUP | Former | $640,696 | $0 | $61,575 |
| ROSS DARROW | VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER | Officer | $0 | $301,878 | $61,619 |
| TIM MOSHER MD | DIRECTOR / CHAIR, DEPT RAD | Trustee/director | $716,639 | $0 | $55,711 |
| TOM LENKEVICH | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY FARAH | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 390256. 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 September 30, 2026.