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Critical access hospital · Medford, Wisconsin · 25 beds · CMS certification number 521324

Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics

Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS December 16, 2025. 23 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.

Fiscal 2025 at a glance

Net patient revenue
$103.7M
$103,669,257 · G-3 line 3
Operating expenses
$89.6M
$89,629,052 · G-3 line 4
Result from patient care
$14.0M
$14,040,205 · G-3 line 5
Margin on patient care
13.5%
line 5 ÷ line 3, same filing

What stands out

  • Net patient revenue rose from $25.0M in its first year on file (2003) to $103.7M in 2025.
  • Its result from patient care: −$6.3M (2023), $6.2M (2024), $14.0M (2025).
  • 4 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 3.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 30.4%.
  • ASPIRUS, INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.

Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.

23 years of filings

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

Net patient revenueOperating expenses
2003
settled
$25.0M
$23.8M
2004
settled with audit
$37.6M
$36.5M
2005
reopened
$40.1M
$38.9M
2006
settled
$42.6M
$43.0M
2007
settled
$47.4M
$46.7M
2008
settled with audit
$51.4M
$47.7M
2009
settled with audit
$52.6M
$50.0M
2010
settled with audit
$54.6M
$51.4M
2011
settled with audit
$59.6M
$55.0M
2012
settled with audit
$58.5M
$54.9M
2013
settled
$61.9M
$58.2M
2014
settled
$68.7M
$61.8M
2015
settled
$73.7M
$65.5M
2016
settled
$74.6M
$69.2M
2017
settled
$71.9M
$73.6M
2018
settled
$74.5M
$78.1M
2019
settled
$80.4M
$81.9M
2020
settled
$79.9M
$81.3M
2021
settled
$87.5M
$86.1M
2022
as submitted
$91.8M
$89.0M
2023
as submitted
$86.0M
$92.3M
2024
amended
$91.1M
$84.9M
2025
as submitted
$103.7M
$89.6M

Beside its peers

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

HospitalBedsNet patient revenueOperating expensesMargin
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics25$103,669,257$89,629,05213.5%
Adventhealth Durand, Durand25$20,504,259$19,148,4426.6%
Amery Hospital & Clinic, Amery25$91,255,557$85,208,2766.6%
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital, Eagle River25$21,407,672$17,753,43117.1%
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
873
S-3 line 14, col 15
Inpatient days
3,780
S-3 line 14, col 8
Beds in use, on an average day
10.4
days ÷ days in year
Occupancy
41.4%
days ÷ bed days
Medicare share of days
30.4%
S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Medicaid share of days
3.7%
S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8

Who owns it

  • ASPIRUS, INC100%

Related organizations on its own cost report: ASPIRUS INC. (100%), healthcare; ASPIRUS WAUSAU, acute hospital.

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 MEDFORD HOSPITAL & CLINICS INC (employer identification number 390964813) 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)$3,634,045IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance at cost (line 7a)$729,993IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Medicaid (line 7b)$1,939,579IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d)$3,300,668IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Other benefits (line 7j)$333,377IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt>
Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f)0.0396IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct>

E-file object id 202441369349304284. The IRS archive it was read from.

Executive and director compensation, as filed

From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by ASPIRUS MEDFORD HOSPITAL &amp; CLINICS INC (employer identification number 390964813) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.

NameTitleRoleReportable comp, from this organizationReportable comp, from related organizationsOther compensation
CARY TAUCHMANPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$0$329,505$45,580
CLINT SEMRAUPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$0$549,833$46,562
CONSTANCE BRADLEYSVP-SYSTEM CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVEKey employee$0$502,032$95,550
COURTNEY GRAFFBOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/23)Trustee/director$0$0$0
CRYSTAL KIRSCHLINGVP-REGIONAL INTEGRATION OFFICERKey employee$0$348,443$48,718
DALE HUSTEDT(NV) PRESIDENT - NW WI DIVISIONOfficer$375,459$0$93,306
DAVID VANDERKINRADIOLOGISTHighest-compensated employee$0$530,163$42,754
DEBRA BALLSVP & CHIEF HR OFFICERKey employee$0$458,839$103,553
DIANE ANDERSONBOARD MEMBER/NURSE PRACTITIONERTrustee/director$0$209,483$38,395
ERIC ANDERSONSVP-SERVICE LINE & PATIENT EXP.Key employee$0$519,926$106,843
GREG SHAWVP OF FINANCEOfficer$0$220,782$30,975
JAMES MATHESONVICE CHAIR/SVP-CHIEF STRATEGY OFF.Trustee/director$0$539,401$110,893
JANELLE KOMMERS-MARKGRAFVP-HR NORTH REGIONKey employee$0$236,917$44,327
JESSE G TISCHERBOARD MEMBER/SVP & PRES-REG. MKTS.Trustee/director, Officer$0$781,575$128,595
JOHNATHON R LANGEBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0
LEONARD W HAMMANCHAIRTrustee/director, Officer$0$0$0
MATTHEW BREWERSECRETARY/TREASURER/VP-REGIONAL OPSTrustee/director, Officer$0$290,861$44,790
MATTHEW HEYWOODPRESIDENT & CEO ASPIRUSOfficer$0$1,799,938$311,110
MICHAEL HOLZHUETERASST SECRETARY/SVP-GEN. COUNSELTrustee/director, Officer$0$672,916$123,676
PHILIP BOVETPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$0$376,465$47,411
RACHEL DIXONBOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTTrustee/director$0$108,456$41,300
RANDY L JUEDESBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0
SCOTT REMMICHVP-CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICERKey employee$0$304,493$45,336
SHIRIN SULTANAPHYSICIANHighest-compensated employee$0$316,688$56,910
SIDNEY SCZYGELSKISR. VP OF FINANCE/CFOOfficer$0$1,911,464$144,118
SUSAN SCHNEIDERBOARD MEMBER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTTrustee/director$0$541,839$39,761
TODD RICHARDSONSVP-CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERKey employee$0$534,868$104,438
TYLER HACKVP- FINANCE NORTH REGIONKey employee$0$246,807$27,314
WILLIAM CARROLLVP-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYKey employee$0$321,116$49,427
WILLIAM G ARCISCZEWSKIBOARD MEMBERTrustee/director$0$0$0

E-file object id 202441369349304284. 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 521324. 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 16, 2025.