Medstar Southern Md Hospital Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule omedstar southern Maryland's largest program is providing access to acute hospital services for the communities of prince george's, charles, and calvert counties in Maryland and the surrounding areas. In addition to the program service expenses listed above, medstar southern Maryland incurred $67.7m in management and general expenses in support of delivering these services to the community.the hospital offers a full range of services and is known for its cardiovascular program, which includes an advanced heart failure clinic; orthopedics, including spine surgery; neurosciences, including neurosurgery; and advanced gastrointestinal services. The hospital also has a women & newborns center, which includes an obstetrics and gynecology program with a level ii special care nursery. Cancer services are provided through the medstar georgetown cancer institute at medstar southern Maryland hospital center. Other specialty services include an emergency department, a critical care unit, a breast health program, advanced surgical services, a sleep disorders lab, a behavioral health department with both inpatient and outpatient programs, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and rehabilitative therapy services.the hospital has received several awards and recognitions. Medstar southern Maryland was recognized by u.s. News & world report as high performing in cancer care, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) for 2025-2026. U.s. News & world report also named medstar southern Maryland a best regional hospital for equitable access in 2024.in 2025, the american heart association recognized the hospital with multiple awards, including get with the guidelines - stroke plus with target: type 2 diabetes honor roll; get with the guidelines - coronary artery disease nstemi silver with target: type 2 diabetes honor roll; and get with the guidelines - coronary artery disease stemi receiving bronze.the hospital was also recognized by healthgrades with several 2026 awards, including the coronary intervention excellence award for outstanding outcomes in angioplasty with stent procedures and the gastrointestinal care excellence award for superior outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, upper gastrointestinal surgery, and the treatment of bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds, and pancreatitis.medstar southern Maryland was ranked #1 in Maryland by the lown institute hospitals index for social responsibility and received "a" grades in multiple categories, including social responsibility, patient outcomes, clinical outcomes, community benefit, and cost efficiency. Medstar southern Maryland was also recognized as a healthiest Maryland business in 2025, earning standout business designation for its emerging workplace wellness initiatives.the hospital maintains multiple accreditations and designations that reflect compliance with national quality, safety, and clinical standards. These include accreditation by the joint commission; commission on cancer (coc) accreditation; primary stroke center and Maryland stemi center designations by the Maryland institute for emergency medical services systems; pathway to excellence designation by the american nurses credentialing center; nurses improving care for healthsystem elders (niche) designation; accreditation by the commission on collegiate nursing education (ccne); american academy of sleep medicine accreditation; american college of radiology accreditations for nuclear medicine and breast imaging, including breast imaging center of excellence designation; college of american pathologists accreditation; association for the advancement of blood and biotherapies (aabb) accreditation; echocardiography iac accreditation; and designation as a comprehensive multiple sclerosis care center through the national multiple sclerosis society's partners in ms care program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 77.8%; rating input score 78
• Program expense ratio: 78.9%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 58.3%; rating input score 58; 16th 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: 1.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings