Anderson Regional Medical Center

What it reported doing in 2024

Anderson regional medical center provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, or age. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of anderson regional medical center, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services, and further, that our mission is to serve the community with respect to providing health care services and health care education. Therefore, in keeping with its commitment to serve all members of its community, anderson regional medical center provides the following:- free care and/or subsidized care where the need and/or an individual's inability to pay coexist,- care provided to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost, and- health activities and programs to support the community.these activities include wellness programs, community education programs, programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities.anderson regional medical center is an acute care hospital located in meridian, Mississippi. Anderson regional medical center's primary service area includes lauderdale, newton, clarke, leake, kemper, neshoba, winston and jasper counties in Mississippi. Anderson regional medical center also serves the areas of choctaw and sumter counties in western Alabama. Anderson regional medical center operates the only comprehensive cancer center, anderson regional cancer center, in east central Mississippi and west Alabama.anderson regional medical center provides a wide array of services including most major inpatient clinical services, an acute care swing bed unit, an inpatient rehabilitation unit, an inpatient geriatric psychiatric facility, outpatient services including wound care services and pain management services, therapeutic and diagnostic services, trauma services and emergency services. Anderson regional medical center prides itself in being the leader in cardiology and cancer services.anderson regional medical center provides care to persons covered by governmental programs from which the hospital receives payment at less than market value reimbursement. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to medicare, medicaid, and uninsured patients. To the extent reimbursement is below cost, anderson regional medical center recognizes these amounts as charity care in meeting its mission to the entire community. During the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, the unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients was $433,078,112.anderson regional medical center has received the platinum award for outstanding heart attack care from the american college of cardiology seven years in a row. Anderson regional cancer center has remained accredited by the american college of surgeons commission on cancer since it opened in 2003. The center utilizes the truebeam radiation system which is considered one of the most advanced radiation systems in the world.cardiology programsanderson cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program is accredited by the american association of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation. This program allows patients who have heart disease, copd, or similar conditions to optimize their heart and lung health in a supervised setting.anderson regional medical center offers health fairs to the community through our workhealth program. In order to improve the general health of the community, nurses offer free blood pressure checks, blood sugar screenings, weight and body mass index measurements, and distribute general health educational materials.diabetes programsanderson regional medical center has a diabetes management center with certified instructors who educate the community on the prevention and treatment of diabetes. The center provides nutrition education and training on continuous glucose monitoring systems. Anderson regional medical center employs an endocri

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.6%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 62.5%; rating input score 62; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.99; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings