Baptist Memorial Health Care

What it reported doing in 2024

Mississippi baptist health systems, inc. Is the holding company for several non-profit entities to which it provides various management and support services. Mississippi baptist health systems, inc. Is the parent company of Mississippi baptist medical center, inc., a 638 bed critical access hospital, baptist medical center - leake, inc., a 25 bed critical access hospital, baptist medical center - yazoo, inc., a 25 bed critical access hospital, baptist medical center - attala, llc, a 25 bed critical access hospital, and medical foundation of central Mississippi, inc., a network of primary care and specialty physicians. Mississippi baptist health systems, inc. Also provides home health care, home medical equipment, and adult day care services. Through the decades, Mississippi baptist health systems, inc. Has continued to provide quality, compassionate, christian-based medical care to the people of Mississippi. The activities of baptist medical center - attala, llc, a disregarded entity of Mississippi baptist health systems, inc., are included with the filing of this form 990. Baptist medical center - attala, llc operates a licensed hospital facility, baptist memorial hospital-attala. Baptist memorial hospital-attala provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, or age. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of baptist memorial hospital-attala, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services, and further, that our mission is to serve the community with respect to providing health care services and health care education. Therefore, in keeping with its commitment to serve all members of its community, baptist memorial hospital-attala provides the following: - free care and/or subsidized care where the need and/or an individual's inability to pay coexist, - care provided to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost, and - health activities and programs to support the community. These activities include wellness programs, community education programs, special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities. Baptist memorial hospital-attala is a 25 bed critical access hospital located in kosciusko, Mississippi serving the attala county community and surrounding areas. Baptist memorial hospital-attala offers inpatient, outpatient, and 24 hour emergency department services, including two operating rooms, two endoscopy suites, and a rural health clinic. Baptist memorial hospital-attala is committed to its mission of providing immediate access to quality health care. During the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, baptist memorial hospital-attala recorded 457 inpatient admissions with 3,935 patient days of care provided, 11,993 emergency room visits, 5,724 clinic visits, and 661 surgeries. Baptist memorial hospital-attala also provides benefits to the broader community in the area of charitable donations.baptist memorial hospital-attala provides care to persons covered by governmental programs from which the hospital receives payment at less than market value reimbursement. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to medicare, medicaid and uninsured patients. To the extent reimbursement is below cost, baptist memorial hospital-attala recognizes these amounts as charity care in meeting its mission to the entire community. During the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, the unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients was $25,555,470.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92
• 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: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • 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: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -16.6%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 4.43; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -16.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings