Boston Medical Center – South

Legal name: Boston Medical Center-south Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994491180
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brockton, MA, US
Phone
508.427.3000
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$426,073,306
Expenses
$325,742,923
Assets
$251,828,832
Liabilities
$151,498,449

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALASTAIR BELL MD (BOARD PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE)
  • MATTHEW HESKETH (PRESIDENT, BMC-SOUTH)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALASTAIR BELL MD (BOARD PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE): $2,199,373 total reported compensation
  • JESSE SOUWEINE (TREASURER): $789,901 total reported compensation
  • DAVID BECK (CLERK): $788,225 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

Boston medical center-south (bmc-south) is part of the largest safety net (essential) health system in new england. It is a private, not-for-profit 224-licensed bed, acute care hospital that offers expanded access to comprehensive care to all in need of care, regardless of status and ability to pay. Patients can receive care across more than 50 specialties and sub-specialties in their community. Bmc-south is dedicated to improving the overall health and wellbeing of its community through culturally and linguisitally appropriate support that addresses the root cause of chronic diseases. Bmc-south's care team is deeply invovled in community outreach by participating in community events to provide education on prevention, self-care and condition management. Bmc-south's emergency department provides the only designated level iii trauma center in our primary service area, open 24/7.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 37
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.8%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.5%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.6; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • What they do: 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 57.8% of revenue deployed · 75.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 1 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $246.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2.2M · 9 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $982K reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 1 filing year from 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.