Penn Highlands Healthcare

Legal name: DuBois Regional Medical Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251490707
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Dubois, PA, United States
Phone
814-371-2200
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$581,796,918
Expenses
$560,488,560
Assets
$779,473,363
Liabilities
$475,198,530

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Steven M Fontaine (DIRECTOR AND PHH CEO)
  • William Chinn (President PH Dubois)

Highest reported compensation

  • Dr Christopher Varacallo (Physician): $1,786,059 total reported compensation
  • Dr Ghassan K Bejjani (Physician): $1,757,024 total reported compensation
  • Steven M Fontaine (DIRECTOR AND PHH CEO): $1,404,204 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Drmc offers residents a combination of advanced healthcare in a friendly environment. Drmc focuses on clinical excellence with a focus on patient-centered care. Penn Highlands Home Medical Equipment ensures you have the tools and resources to confidently manage your health needs within the comfort of your home. We offer a wide selection of high-quality equipment, ranging from mobility aids to respiratory supplies and everything in between. Our knowledgeable team provides personalized support, expert guidance on product selection, and helps you navigate insurance coverage. Discover how home medical equipment can enhance your daily life and support your journey toward greater independence. Monongahela Medical Supply CompanyA Penn Highlands Home Medical Equipment Company.

What it reported doing in 2024

Dubois regional medical center provides a variety of comprehensive inpatient care and outpatient medical services to the residents of western pennyslvania. The facility is licensed for 216 beds. In fiscal year 2025, drmc serviced 10,970 patients, 54,383 inpatient days, 43,617 ed visits, and 296,316 clinic visits. In addition to direct medical services, the hospital also provides other medical programs to the community through outreach programs, clinics, support groups, education programs, health fair and health screenings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 69.2%; rating input score 69; 20th 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: Fail
    • 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: 3.7%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.39; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 89.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $503.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.8M · 22 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $26.6M reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 29 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.