Critical access hospital · Eagle River, Wisconsin · 25 beds · CMS certification number 521300
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS December 17, 2025. 26 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 $3.3M in its first year on file (2000) to $21.4M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$16.4M (2023), −$16.6M (2024), $3.7M (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 0.4% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 47.1%.
- ASPIRUS, INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
26 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Wisconsin with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital | 25 | $21,407,672 | $17,753,431 | 17.1% |
| Adventhealth Durand, Durand | 25 | $20,504,259 | $19,148,442 | 6.6% |
| Amery Hospital & Clinic, Amery | 25 | $91,255,557 | $85,208,276 | 6.6% |
| Layfayette Hospital and Clinics, Darlington | 25 | $37,985,864 | $42,758,566 | −12.6% |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics, Friendship | 25 | $25,938,508 | $26,843,965 | −3.5% |
| Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics, Hillsboro | 25 | $46,891,316 | $41,642,721 | 11.2% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 344S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 2,303S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 6.3days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 25.2%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 47.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.4%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- ASPIRUS, INC100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: ASPIRUS INC (100%), health system.
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 EAGLE RIVER (employer identification number 390985690) 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) | $1,159,638 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $93,752 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,043,436 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $1,137,188 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $22,450 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0708 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202421369349304807. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ASPIRUS EAGLE RIVER (employer identification number 390985690) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY SLETTE | BOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $236,921 | $42,607 |
| ANDREW WILKE | REGISTERED NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $565,138 | $44,846 |
| ARTHUR HELGERSON | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE BRADLEY | SVP-SYSTEM CHIEF NURSING EXEC | Key employee | $0 | $502,032 | $95,550 |
| CRYSTAL KIRSCHLING | VP-REGIONAL INTEGRATION OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $348,443 | $48,718 |
| DANNY YARGER | REGISTERED NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $439,197 | $30,187 |
| DEBRA BALL | SVP & CHIEF HR OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $458,839 | $103,553 |
| ERIC ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER/SVP-SERV. LINE & PAT. EXP. | Trustee/director | $0 | $519,926 | $106,843 |
| FATHER JIM FOSDICK | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SHAW | VP-FINANCE | Key employee | $0 | $220,782 | $30,975 |
| HARVEY LANGEE | NURSING DIRECTOR | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $554,279 | $36,928 |
| HEATH MEYER | REGISTERED NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $453,932 | $47,621 |
| HOLLY BEEDE-MCKINNEY | BOARD MEMBER/NURSE PRACTITIONER | Trustee/director | $0 | $154,588 | $8,884 |
| JAMES MATHESON | SVP-CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $539,401 | $110,893 |
| JANELLE KOMMERS-MARKGRAF | VP-HR & OFF CAMPUS SERVICES | Key employee | $0 | $236,917 | $44,327 |
| JASON TROXELL | VP-CHIEF ADMINSTRATIIVE OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $182,836 | $40,204 |
| JENNIFER REDMAN-SCHELL | SVP & PRESIDENT-AMG | Key employee | $0 | $641,148 | $101,726 |
| JESSE G TISCHER | VICE CHAIR/SVP & PRES.-REG. MKTS. | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $781,575 | $128,595 |
| JUDY SMOLAREK | CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE FERREL | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY COURT | SECRETARY/TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI KNITT | VP-PATIENT CARE & CNO | Key employee | $0 | $220,343 | $27,280 |
| MARIA TILLMAN | PHYSCIAL THERAPIST | Highest-compensated employee | $0 | $546,833 | $36,163 |
| MATTHEW BREWER | VP-OPERATIONS | Key employee | $0 | $290,861 | $44,790 |
| MATTHEW F HEYWOOD | PRESIDENT & CEO ASPIRUS | Officer | $0 | $1,799,938 | $311,110 |
| MICHAEL HOLZHUETER | SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Key employee | $0 | $672,916 | $123,676 |
| SIDNEY SCZYGELSKI | SR. VP OF FINANCE/CFO | Officer | $0 | $1,911,464 | $144,118 |
| SISTER ELIZABETH AMMAN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 04/23) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LAKING | SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 09/22) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA THEILER | (NV) PRESIDENT - ASPIRUS NORTH DIV. | Trustee/director | $0 | $359,198 | $75,497 |
| TODD RICHARDSON | SVP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | $0 | $534,868 | $104,438 |
| TYLER HACK | VP-FINANCE | Key employee | $0 | $246,807 | $27,314 |
| WILLIAM CARROLL | VP-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | $0 | $321,116 | $49,427 |
E-file object id 202421369349304807. 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 521300. 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 December 17, 2025.