Critical access hospital · Stoughton, Wisconsin · 20 beds · CMS certification number 521343
Stoughton Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 11, 2026. 21 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 $27.6M in its first year on file (2005) to $75.9M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $7.3M (2023), $7.1M (2024), $5.8M (2025).
- 2 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 3.0% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 52.6%.
- SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN INC holds 40% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
21 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Wisconsin with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoughton Hospital | 20 | $75,894,988 | $70,046,939 | 7.7% |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital, Stanley | 24 | $28,436,945 | $26,406,522 | 7.1% |
| Aspirus Rhinelander & Tomahawk Hospitals & Clinics, Tomahawk | 18 | $15,479,114 | $15,806,199 | −2.1% |
| Mayo Clinic Health System-Osseo, Osseo | 18 | $37,151,552 | $39,220,448 | −5.6% |
| Spooner Health System, Spooner | 20 | $36,332,399 | $32,139,978 | 11.5% |
| HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital, Oconto Falls | 23 | $30,832,121 | $41,386,714 | −34.2% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 470S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 1,881S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 5.2days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 25.8%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 52.6%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 3.0%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN INC40%
Related organizations on its own cost report: STOUGHTON HOSP IMAGING, mri.
Other hospitals with the same owner: SSM Health Monroe Hospital (WI), SSM Health Ripon Community 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 Stoughton Hospital Association (employer identification number 390832914) 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) | $4,391,927 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $200,000 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $2,075,277 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $2,275,277 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $2,116,650 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0767 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202402289349301870. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by Stoughton Hospital Association (employer identification number 390832914) 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 Hermes | Chief Nursing Officer | Key employee | $167,891 | $0 | $16,312 |
| Charles Smith | Nurse Anesthetist | Highest-compensated employee | $278,287 | $0 | $38,790 |
| Christopher Schmitz | VP HR, Facility Operations | Key employee | $155,825 | $0 | $15,675 |
| Daniel DeGroot | President/CEO | Officer | $364,982 | $0 | $12,628 |
| Dawit Tesfasilassie - Director | Class IV - SSM - as of 8/2023 | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Dahlke | Nurse Anesthetist | Highest-compensated employee | $254,714 | $0 | $32,836 |
| Donna Olson - Vice Chair | then Chair - Nov 2022 | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Aaron Schwaab | Chief of Staff | Trustee/director | $481,532 | $0 | $37,879 |
| Dr Ashish Rawal | Medical Staff Rep | Trustee/director | $755,822 | $0 | $39,451 |
| Glenn Kruser | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kris Krentz | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristine Nikolai | Nurse Anesthetist | Highest-compensated employee | $261,442 | $0 | $38,301 |
| Kyle Nondorf | Alternate Class IV - SSM | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Margo Francisco - Director | Class IV - SSM - until 5/2023 | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Kinsella | Director - Class IV - SSM | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Abey | CFO/ VP Financial Services | Officer | $188,049 | $0 | $34,629 |
| Nick Probst | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pauline Cass | Pharmacy Manager | Highest-compensated employee | $151,070 | $0 | $25,464 |
| Steve Staton | Secretary/Treasurer | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sue Vanderbilt | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Lindfors | Chief Strategy & Bus Dev Officer | Key employee | $181,476 | $0 | $6,963 |
| Thomas Kostecki | Pharmacist | Highest-compensated employee | $149,197 | $0 | $27,882 |
| Tim Rusch - Director | then Vice Chair - Nov 2022 | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Fendrick - Chair then | Director - Nov 2022 | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202402289349301870. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 521343. 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 March 11, 2026.