Great Plains of Ellinwood Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Ellinwood district hospital's (edh) primary program is the delivery of healthcare and related services to patients from our district and the surrounding area. Services include inpatient acute, skilled swing-bed, and intermediate swing-bed care services along with outpatient services. During 2025, edh completed several projects to increase the quality of service or safety to our patients and residents. 1) during 2025, ellinwood district hospital established a skilled swing bed program in collaboration with larger healthcare facilities to better serve our aging population. This program provides patients with access to step-down care closer to home following hospitalization, allowing them to continue their recovery in a supportive, local setting before returning home independently. By partnering with regional facilities, we have expanded access to transitional care services, improved continuity of care, and helped patients remain connected to their families and communities throughout the recovery process. Our partnerships with larger healthcare systems is allowing ellinwood residents to recover and rehab in their home communities which has made a positive impact for the patient but also their families. In 2025 edh cared for 21 more patients. In 2024 edh saw 196 inpatients and 2025 217 inpatients. 2) throughout 2025, our emergency department experienced continued growth in patient volumes, leading us to restructure our provider call schedule to better meet the needs of our community. As a result, a dedicated provider is now staffed in the emergency department monday through friday from 8:00 a.m. To 5:00 p.m. This enhancement has improved access to timely emergency care, increased provider availability, and strengthened our ability to deliver critical, life-saving services when patients need them most. By expanding direct provider coverage in the emergency department, we have improved patient care, reduced response times, and reinforced our commitment to providing high-quality healthcare close to home. When comparing 2024 to 2025 emergency room visits. In 2025 edh cared for 261 more patients. 2024 edh 750 patients vs. 2025 1011 patients. 3) ancillary services which includes radiology, laboratory, and outpatient therapy services (physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy) have demonstrated immense growth. That growth has impacted the community by allowing patients to stay in their small community while receiving therapies and diagnostic testing seen in larger cities. In 2025, speech therapy is now seeing both adults and pediatrics for speech dysfunction. In addition, edh is now able to keep swallow studies in the hospital instead of transferring those patients to another facility. Radiology is performing ultrasound studies, mri, ct, radiography, and ekg's in both inpatient and outpatient. Laboratory services started direct access lab testing. This is allowing consumers to perform lab testing for cash prices and without physician ordering.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
  • 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: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.2%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.85; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.89; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings