Critical access hospital · Buckhannon, West Virginia · 25 beds · CMS certification number 511321
St. Joseph's Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS May 28, 2026. Twelve 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 $21.0M in its first year on file (2014) to $158.0M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $15.8M (2023), $6.1M (2024), $39.1M (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.
- Medicaid paid for 1.9% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 23.7%.
- WEST VIRGINIA UNITED HEALTH SYSTEM, INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
Twelve years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in West Virginia with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital | 25 | $158,048,316 | $118,908,792 | 24.8% |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Gassaway | 25 | $37,722,986 | $33,187,449 | 12.0% |
| Grafton City Hospital, Grafton | 25 | $15,512,356 | $17,820,719 | −14.9% |
| Minnie Hamilton Health System, Grantsville | 25 | $29,094,805 | $31,655,817 | −8.8% |
| Roane General Hospital, Spencer | 25 | $69,629,924 | $65,511,923 | 5.9% |
| Vandalia Health Webster Memorial Hospital, Webster Springs | 25 | $26,853,780 | $25,388,541 | 5.5% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 1,381S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 4,492S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 12.3days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 49.2%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 23.7%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 1.9%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- WEST VIRGINIA UNITED HEALTH SYSTEM, INC100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: WVUHS, health system.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Garrett Regional Medical Center (MD), Barnesville Hospital (OH), Uniontown Hospital (PA), WVU Hospitals (WV), United Hospital Center (WV), Berkeley Medical Center (WV), Reynolds Memorial Hospital (WV), West Virginia University Health System (WV), Thomas Memorial Hospital (WV), Princeton Community Hospital Association (WV).
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 St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Inc (employer identification number 550356996) 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) | $1,941,151 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $652,171 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,230,946 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $1,883,117 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $58,034 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.02 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202413199349311291. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Inc (employer identification number 550356996) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anissa Hite-Davis | VP Human Resources | Officer | $140,016 | $0 | $36,242 |
| Annamarie Chidester | VP Patient Services | Officer | $169,958 | $0 | $25,048 |
| Bartley Brown DO | Director | Trustee/director | $366,629 | $0 | $40,733 |
| Brenda Bauer | VP of Quality | Officer | $159,195 | $0 | $28,188 |
| Dennis Xander | Chairperson | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Nestor | Director, Vice Chairperson | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ivar Gjolberg | President | Officer | $375,165 | $8,758 | $76,025 |
| Jeffrey Michael MD | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $487,269 | $0 | $23,403 |
| Jennifer Michael | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $444,246 | $0 | $30,471 |
| John Bohman | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Katharine Wagner | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Buchanan | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelley Tierney | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Wharton | VP, Marketing | Officer | $120,649 | $0 | $15,611 |
| Matthan Jackson | Hospitalist | Highest-compensated employee | $423,132 | $0 | $30,666 |
| Robert Romano DO | Physician | Trustee/director | $187,677 | $0 | $8,918 |
| Ross Knowles MD | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $424,269 | $0 | $25,666 |
| Russ Collett | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Nolte | Director, Treasurer | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shawn Hanifan | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sr Francesca Lowis | Director, Secretary | Trustee/director, Officer | $35,951 | $0 | $766 |
| Sr Mary Grace Barile | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Long MD | Physician | Highest-compensated employee | $921,854 | $0 | $46,463 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 511321. 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 May 28, 2026.