UM Charles Regional Medical Center

What it reported doing in 2024

As a member of the university of Maryland medical system, civista medical center, inc. (d/b/a um charles regional medical center, "um crmc") operates a 114-bed hospital in la plata, Maryland. Um crmc is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes. Its activities include providing healthcare treatment and care to persons who are acutely ill, operating a 24-hour emergency department which services all community patients without regard to their ability to pay. During its fiscal year ended june 30, 2025 the hospital engaged in the following activities that were in furtherance of its exempt purpose: provided inpatient services which included 5,173 inpatient admissions; provided outpatient services which included 48,617 emergency department visits and 2,596 outpatient surgeries; and 437 births. In fy25, um crmc provided more than $13.9 million in community benefits including charity care, health professions education, community benefit operations, community health improvement services, subsidized health services, and cash and in-kind donations. This year, we provided and supported programs, activities and screenings such as blood pressure, glucose, breast and cervical cancer, colorectal cancer and stroke risk reduction education. Mobile integrated health completed the second year to improve access to care and wrap around health care to community members with barriers. In addition to participating in the program um crmc will contribute financially to the program for 3 years. Um crmc provided health education programs on heart healthy eating, diabetes education, cancer education, breast and cervical cancer, tobacco cessation program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69.6%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 74.3%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: 98.2%; rating input score 98; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 78.6%; rating input score 79; 27th 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: 7.3%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings