Short-term acute care hospital · Covington, Tennessee · 31 beds · CMS certification number 440131
BMH - Tipton
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 3, 2026. 30 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 $15.8M in its first year on file (1996) to $247.2M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$4.7M (2023), $48.8M (2024), −$123.4M (2025).
- 3 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 16.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 30.1%.
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30 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Short-term acute care hospitals in Tennessee with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMH - Tipton | 31 | $247,230,490 | $370,630,668 | −49.9% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County, Huntingdon | 36 | $48,400,939 | $54,631,171 | −12.9% |
| Claiborne Medical Center, Tazewell | 26 | $32,092,643 | $35,423,071 | −10.4% |
| Henderson County Community Hospital, Lexington | 36 | $28,376,100 | $29,152,634 | −2.7% |
| Indian Path Community Hospital, Kingsport | 34 | $150,914,714 | $144,420,853 | 4.3% |
| Tennova Healthcare Newport Medical Center, Newport | 32 | $68,742,385 | $55,817,977 | 18.8% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 2,432S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 3,706S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 10.2days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 34.9%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 30.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 16.7%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Indirect owner: BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION
Related organizations on its own cost report: BMHCC, home office; BMHE, medical equipment; BMH-MEMPHIS, hospital; BMH - NORTH MISSISSIPPI, hospital.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Paragould (AR), Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital (AR), Baptist Memorial Hospital - Crittenden (AR), BMH - Union County (MS), BMH-North Mississippi (MS), BMH-Booneville (MS), Baptist Memorial Hospital - Oktibbhea County (MS), Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center - South (MS), BMH - Golden Triangle (MS), Mississippi Baptist Medical Center (MS).
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 BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-TIPTON INC (employer identification number 621113167) 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) | $13,826,291 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $5,465,971 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,713,363 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $7,319,448 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $6,506,843 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0671 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202432279349304253. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-TIPTON INC (employer identification number 621113167) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIE SZATKOWSKI MD | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $1,454,151 | $89,920 |
| ASHLEY V MCCURDY | DIRECTOR-NURSING ONCOLOGY | Highest-compensated employee | $166,665 | $0 | $34,114 |
| BROOKS L NORMAN | PHARMACIST-LEAD | Highest-compensated employee | $135,147 | $0 | $27,416 |
| CARLOS MENDOZA | CFO | Officer | $51,961 | $88,245 | $34,036 |
| CARY FINN MD | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $545,438 | $59,887 |
| CLESHEREE STEPTER | NURSE PRACTITIONER | Highest-compensated employee | $144,645 | $3,275 | $37,909 |
| DALE MORRIS MD | CHAIRMAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWIN P CADE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/23) | Trustee/director | $0 | $456,177 | $97,635 |
| GARY C ANDERSON | VP (AS OF 09/23)/DIR (AS OF 04/23) | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $1,062,887 | $83,871 |
| GREGORY M DUCKETT | SECRETARY | Officer | $0 | $1,120,752 | $82,097 |
| JACKIE BARTON | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER | Officer | $144,695 | $0 | $27,145 |
| JASON M LITTLE | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $2,357,357 | $99,285 |
| JOSEPH J VERNON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-CLINICAL | Highest-compensated employee | $143,796 | $0 | $59,714 |
| PARKER HARRIS | CEO | Officer | $0 | $193,003 | $43,148 |
| PAUL D DEPRIEST MD | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 08/23) | Officer | $0 | $1,407,602 | $87,814 |
| RANDY J KING | DIRECTOR (THRU 04/23) | Trustee/director | $0 | $1,083,221 | $78,347 |
| RENIN LUKOSE | PHYSICIST-MEDICAL SENIOR | Highest-compensated employee | $214,854 | $0 | $40,732 |
| RIAD HOMSI MD | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $75,000 | $0 |
| SAMUEL S LYND | FORMER CEO | Former | $0 | $321,858 | $62,533 |
| SPENCE WILSON | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202432279349304253. 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 440131. 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 March 3, 2026.