Black River Health

What it reported doing in 2025

Black river memorial hospital, inc. Provides high-quality, cost-effective, primary, and mental health care to all people in need of care. Among the inpatient and outpatient services provided are diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation services, respiratory care, surgical services, infusion therapy, lab services, pharmacy services, 24-hour emergency room and many others. In 2025, the hospital provided 3,065 inpatient days of care to adults, pediatrics, swing bed, and nursery inpatients as well as 9,662emergency room and 36,839 outpatient services to those in need of care. The hospital also serves as a vital link to the community by providing outreach programs and services that meet identified needs in an effort to enhance the health and welfare of the people in its area. In its effort to attain this goal the hospital provides:-free and reduced-cost care to those with a demonstrated need-care to those covered under government entitlement programs which may not cover the charges or cost of services provided-health education and outreach programs to all members of the community at little or no cost to the participantscharity care given to persons utilizing our hospital amounted to a total of $964,914 in total charges. In addition, we furnish care to persons covered under government entitlement programs which pay at rates less than charges. Discounts to these programs for hospital services amounted to $20,785,788.black river memorial hospital, inc. Also conducted numerous educational and supportive activities to encourage the good health and welfare of the members of the communities it serves. These activities include:-providing assistance to health educators by sponsoring internships for student nurses, radiological, rehabilitation, and laboratory technician students.-providing childbirth educational classes-providing leadership to state and region-wide health organizations including the Wisconsin hospital association, healthcare financial management association, nurse executives, health educators, perinatal care association and the Wisconsin healthcare public relations and marketing society to further healthcare goals outside of our direct service area.other services we provide include grief support group. Coalitions we support are: breastfeeding coalition, black river area safety council, together for jackson county kids, and jackson in action. Black river memorial hospital's wound care center began providing services to the community may 2021 and performed 6,283 outpatient procedures in 2025.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 71.2%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings