Critical access hospital · Armour, South Dakota · 11 beds · CMS certification number 431305
Douglas County Memorial Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS November 5, 2025. 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 $1.8M in its first year on file (1997) to $12.7M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$70K (2023), −$170K (2024), $144K (2025).
- 3 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
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29 years of filings
Net patient revenue against operating expenses, each year as filed.
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in South Dakota with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital | 11 | $12,726,567 | $12,582,770 | 1.1% |
| Bowdle Hospital, Bowdle | 12 | $10,059,158 | $11,588,978 | −15.2% |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center, Faulkton | 12 | $12,389,252 | $12,345,097 | 0.4% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital, Custer | 12 | $31,120,701 | $31,276,735 | −0.5% |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center, Canton | 11 | $15,902,593 | $14,618,874 | 8.1% |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center, Clear Lake | 10 | $8,755,667 | $7,688,672 | 12.2% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 94S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 580S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 1.6days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 14.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 69.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (employer identification number 460400557) 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) | $310,449 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $147,189 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $45,299 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $192,488 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $117,961 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0257 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202441079349300619. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (employer identification number 460400557) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD VANDEN BERG | VICE-PRESIDE | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATH BROUWER | ADMINISTRATO | Officer | $153,595 | $0 | $23,546 |
| JANET LEFERS | SECRETARY | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BIETZ | PHYSICIAN AS | Highest-compensated employee | $158,335 | $0 | $43,102 |
| JODI SCHRANK | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL BAIER | PRESIDENT | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA CHRISTENSEN | CFO | Officer | $100,732 | $0 | $18,695 |
| MARLYS LUEBKE | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $176,601 | $0 | $20,371 |
| MAURICE CHESSMORE | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $190,744 | $0 | $19,880 |
| MISSY JORGENSEN | COMPLIANCE O | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDAL NOYES | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $256,278 | $0 | $11,521 |
| SAM SCHUMAN | MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT HOLBECK | TREASURER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA MIILLER | PHYSICIAN AS | Highest-compensated employee | $137,356 | $0 | $14,234 |
E-file object id 202441079349300619. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 431305. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read November 5, 2025.