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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

Net patient revenue
$21.4M
$21,407,672 · G-3 line 3
Operating expenses
$17.8M
$17,753,431 · G-3 line 4
Result from patient care
$3.7M
$3,654,241 · G-3 line 5
Margin on patient care
17.1%
line 5 ÷ line 3, same filing

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

Net patient revenue against operating expenses, each year as filed.

Net patient revenueOperating expenses
2000
settled
$3.3M
$3.8M
2001
settled
$7.9M
$7.9M
2002
settled
$10.1M
$9.6M
2003
reopened
$14.3M
$12.2M
2004
settled with audit
$15.4M
$13.6M
2005
settled with audit
$16.0M
$13.8M
2006
settled
$15.8M
$13.5M
2007
reopened
$16.7M
$14.0M
2008
settled
$15.7M
$14.2M
2009
settled
$15.6M
$14.0M
2010
reopened
$14.6M
$14.0M
2011
reopened
$15.8M
$13.8M
2012
reopened
$14.2M
$14.6M
2013
settled
$10.4M
$11.1M
2014
reopened
$15.9M
$12.6M
2015
settled
$17.4M
$15.7M
2016
settled
$17.5M
$15.2M
2017
settled
$16.8M
$14.4M
2018
settled
$16.8M
$11.8M
2019
settled
$16.6M
$15.0M
2020
settled
$14.1M
$15.5M
2021
settled
$16.7M
$15.9M
2022
settled
$17.6M
$15.9M
2023
settled
not filed
$16.4M
2024
settled
not filed
$16.6M
2025
as submitted
$21.4M
$17.8M

Beside its peers

Critical access hospitals in Wisconsin with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.

HospitalBedsNet patient revenueOperating expensesMargin
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital25$21,407,672$17,753,43117.1%
Adventhealth Durand, Durand25$20,504,259$19,148,4426.6%
Amery Hospital & Clinic, Amery25$91,255,557$85,208,2766.6%
Layfayette Hospital and Clinics, Darlington25$37,985,864$42,758,566−12.6%
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics, Friendship25$25,938,508$26,843,965−3.5%
Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics, Hillsboro25$46,891,316$41,642,72111.2%

Patients and payers

Discharges
344
S-3 line 14, col 15
Inpatient days
2,303
S-3 line 14, col 8
Beds in use, on an average day
6.3
days ÷ 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.

FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Total community benefit expense (line 7k)$1,159,638IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance at cost (line 7a)$93,752IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Medicaid (line 7b)$1,043,436IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d)$1,137,188IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Other benefits (line 7j)$22,450IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f)0.0708IRS 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.

NameTitleRoleReportable comp, from this organizationReportable comp, from related organizationsOther compensation
AMY SLETTEBOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIANTrustee/director$0$236,921$42,607
ANDREW WILKEREGISTERED NURSEHighest-compensated employee$0$565,138$44,846
ARTHUR HELGERSONBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0
CONSTANCE BRADLEYSVP-SYSTEM CHIEF NURSING EXECKey employee$0$502,032$95,550
CRYSTAL KIRSCHLINGVP-REGIONAL INTEGRATION OFFICERKey employee$0$348,443$48,718
DANNY YARGERREGISTERED NURSEHighest-compensated employee$0$439,197$30,187
DEBRA BALLSVP & CHIEF HR OFFICERKey employee$0$458,839$103,553
ERIC ANDERSONBOARD MEMBER/SVP-SERV. LINE & PAT. EXP.Trustee/director$0$519,926$106,843
FATHER JIM FOSDICKBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0
GREG SHAWVP-FINANCEKey employee$0$220,782$30,975
HARVEY LANGEENURSING DIRECTORHighest-compensated employee$0$554,279$36,928
HEATH MEYERREGISTERED NURSEHighest-compensated employee$0$453,932$47,621
HOLLY BEEDE-MCKINNEYBOARD MEMBER/NURSE PRACTITIONERTrustee/director$0$154,588$8,884
JAMES MATHESONSVP-CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICERKey employee$0$539,401$110,893
JANELLE KOMMERS-MARKGRAFVP-HR & OFF CAMPUS SERVICESKey employee$0$236,917$44,327
JASON TROXELLVP-CHIEF ADMINSTRATIIVE OFFICERKey employee$0$182,836$40,204
JENNIFER REDMAN-SCHELLSVP & PRESIDENT-AMGKey employee$0$641,148$101,726
JESSE G TISCHERVICE CHAIR/SVP & PRES.-REG. MKTS.Trustee/director, Officer$0$781,575$128,595
JUDY SMOLAREKCHAIRTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
KATE FERRELBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0
KELLY COURTSECRETARY/TREASURERTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
LORI KNITTVP-PATIENT CARE & CNOKey employee$0$220,343$27,280
MARIA TILLMANPHYSCIAL THERAPISTHighest-compensated employee$0$546,833$36,163
MATTHEW BREWERVP-OPERATIONSKey employee$0$290,861$44,790
MATTHEW F HEYWOODPRESIDENT & CEO ASPIRUSOfficer$0$1,799,938$311,110
MICHAEL HOLZHUETERSVP & GENERAL COUNSELKey employee$0$672,916$123,676
SIDNEY SCZYGELSKISR. VP OF FINANCE/CFOOfficer$0$1,911,464$144,118
SISTER ELIZABETH AMMANBOARD MEMBER (THRU 04/23)Trustee/director$0$0$0
STEVE LAKINGSECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 09/22)Trustee/director$0$0$0
TERESA THEILER(NV) PRESIDENT - ASPIRUS NORTH DIV.Trustee/director$0$359,198$75,497
TODD RICHARDSONSVP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERKey employee$0$534,868$104,438
TYLER HACKVP-FINANCEKey employee$0$246,807$27,314
WILLIAM CARROLLVP-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYKey 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.