Critical access hospital · Ashland, Wisconsin · 25 beds · CMS certification number 521359
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 13, 2026. Nineteen 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 $11.8M in its first year on file (2007) to $169.6M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $8.4M (2023), $5.1M (2024), $6.0M (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 11.1% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 40.8%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
Nineteen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center | 25 | $169,635,996 | $163,645,852 | 3.5% |
| 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% |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital, Eagle River | 25 | $21,407,672 | $17,753,431 | 17.1% |
| 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
- 1,485S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 6,825S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 18.8days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 74.8%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 40.8%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 11.1%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: REI, information services; CMDI, radiology svcs.
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (employer identification number 237013497) 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) | $11,600,033 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $659,770 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $6,158,462 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $6,818,232 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $4,781,801 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.083 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202401529349300705. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (employer identification number 237013497) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AISTIS TUMAS MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $1,200 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE IVERSON | CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN METCALF | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $640,155 | $0 | $59,897 |
| DANI MIKULA | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON DOUGLAS | PRESIDENT/CEO - MMC | Trustee/director, Officer | $641,559 | $0 | $59,634 |
| JESSICA NUUTINEN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Key employee | $251,539 | $0 | $48,112 |
| JOHN SMYLIE | VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN CUMMINS | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $1,041,174 | $0 | $54,579 |
| KAREN HANSEN | BOARD MEMBER/FORMER COO | Trustee/director | $238,311 | $0 | $12,966 |
| KENT DUMONSEAU | VICE PRESIDENT/CFO - REI | Officer | $0 | $409,610 | $57,855 |
| MANDEEP SINGH | PSYCHIATRIST | Highest-compensated employee | $566,235 | $0 | $59,159 |
| MATTHEW ANICH | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BETTENDORF | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $601,514 | $0 | $59,340 |
| NATHAN SCHOEPPACH | MEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT | Trustee/director | $80,841 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA SCHRAUFNAGEL | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY VAN HOLLEN-KMAN | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SETZKE | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM KUCHINKA | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $555,551 | $0 | $60,610 |
| TAYLOR PEARSON | SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS CUNNINGHAM MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $1,211 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS JOKINEN | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER WICKMAN | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202401529349300705. 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 521359. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read March 13, 2026.