Short-term acute care hospital · Wausau, Wisconsin · 293 beds · CMS certification number 520030
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, amended, stamped by CMS September 28, 2026. 29 years on file, every one shown below.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $110.0M in its first year on file (1997) to $734.5M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $20.1M (2023), $29.6M (2024), $33.3M (2025).
- 2 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 5.0% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 17.4%.
- ASPIRUS, INC 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 Wisconsin with 200 to 399 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital | 293 | $734,455,937 | $701,198,797 | 4.5% |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Milwaukee | 298 | $386,085,670 | $411,949,787 | −6.7% |
| Unitypoint Health - Meriter, Madison | 332 | $606,499,557 | $655,770,913 | −8.1% |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital Madison, Madison | 354 | $630,460,563 | $491,206,304 | 22.1% |
| Prohealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha | 272 | $654,238,650 | $593,172,959 | 9.3% |
| Ascension All Saints Hospital, Racine | 263 | $283,772,695 | $349,375,295 | −23.1% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 16,663S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 93,897S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 258.0days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 87.8%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 17.4%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 5.0%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- ASPIRUS, INC100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: ASPIRUS INC, ho/parent.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics (MI), Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital (MI), Aspirus Ironwood Hospital (MI), Aspirus St. Lukes Hospital (MN), Aspirus Lake View Hospital (MN), Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics (WI), Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital (WI).
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 ASPIRUS WAUSAU HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 391138241) 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) | $71,627,478 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $2,819,816 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $50,268,863 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $57,881,920 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $13,745,558 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1144 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202411369349303826. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ASPIRUS WAUSAU HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 391138241) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGNIESZKA THOMPSON | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $1,172,597 | $53,220 |
| ANDREW HUANG | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $1,862,016 | $54,793 |
| BRET SYSLY | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $1,293,092 | $55,041 |
| BRYAN BORRELL | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD H RADKE DO | SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 09/22) | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HARFF | PRESIDENT - REGIONAL UP | Key employee | $0 | $459,422 | $103,257 |
| CHRISTOPHER PLATTA | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $1,982,536 | $56,537 |
| CONSTANCE BRADLEY | SVP-SYSTEM CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE | Key employee | $0 | $502,032 | $95,550 |
| CRYSTAL KIRSCHLING | VP-REGIONAL INTEGRATION OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $348,443 | $48,718 |
| DEBRA BALL | SVP & CHIEF HR OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $458,839 | $103,553 |
| ELIZABETH RENAKER-JANSEN DO | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $739,239 | $54,117 |
| ERIC ANDERSON | SVP-SERVICE LINE & PATIENT EXP. | Key employee | $0 | $519,926 | $106,843 |
| HARISH AHUJA | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $876,184 | $24,380 |
| JAMES M CYGAN MD | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $933,860 | $52,947 |
| JAMES MATHESON | SVP-CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $539,401 | $110,893 |
| JEFFREY WICKLANDER | (NV) PRESIDENT-CENTRAL WI REGION | Officer | $712,205 | $0 | $128,532 |
| JENNIFER REDMAN-SCHELL | (NV) SVP & PRESIDENT-AMG | Officer | $0 | $641,148 | $101,726 |
| JEREMY A LEWITZKE | CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE TISCHER | SVP & PRESIDENT-REG. MARKETS | Key employee | $0 | $781,575 | $128,595 |
| KATHY KELSEY FOLEY | CHAIR (THRU 09/22) | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA SCHARER MD | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN (THRU 02/23) | Trustee/director | $0 | $276,862 | $52,577 |
| KYLE N PAGE | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE G LEIBERT MD | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $461,810 | $49,120 |
| LORI PECK | VP-REVENUE CYCLE | Key employee | $0 | $376,502 | $21,541 |
| MARCO A ESPINOZA | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JO WENDLING MD | FORMER BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Former | $0 | $516,698 | $24,331 |
| MATTHEW HEYWOOD | PRESIDENT & CEO ASPIRUS | Officer | $0 | $1,799,938 | $311,110 |
| MICHAEL A UMLAND | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $286,688 | $54,919 |
| MICHAEL HOLZHUETER | SVP-GENERAL COUNSEL | Key employee | $0 | $672,916 | $123,676 |
| PATRICK TINCHER JR | VP FINANCE REGIONAL OPERATIONS | Key employee | $0 | $336,475 | $56,521 |
| RYAN ANDREWS | VP- PHYS. EXEC. TERTIARY CARE | Key employee | $561,708 | $0 | $56,744 |
| SIDNEY SCZYGELSKI | SR. VP OF FINANCE/CFO | Officer | $0 | $1,911,464 | $144,118 |
| TODD RICHARDSON | SVP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $534,868 | $104,438 |
| TOU SHOUA LOR MD | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $301,125 | $50,262 |
E-file object id 202411369349303826. 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 520030. 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 28, 2026.