Adventist Health White Memorial

What it reported doing in 2024

White Memorial Medical Center, dba Adventist Health White Memorial (AHWM), provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. AHWM is one of the most advanced medical centersin the greater Los Angeles area, serving the communities in and near downtownLos Angeles since 1913. Adventist Health White Memorial is a Federally Qualified Health Center that features provides 545 acute hospital beds, three on-campus medical office buildings, a comprehensive cancer center, a community resource center and an urgent care facility.Although, reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of White Memorial Medical Center, the organization recognizes that not all individuals possess the ability to pay for essential medical services.Adventist Healths vision is to enhance the health of the communities where we live and serve by engaging our communities and our patients in a new definition of and partnership for personal community health. In keeping with this commitment to serve all members of the community, the following coverage will be considered when individuals who need health care cannot afford to pay: Free care and/or subsidized care Care to persons covered by governmental programs at/or below cost Health/wellness activities and community education programsNot only does White Memorial Medical Center provide low-cost care to individuals covered by government programs, and those unable to afford healthcare, it also helps patients find and access private and governmental resources for healthcare benefits.AHWM recognizes below-cost reimbursement as charity and uncompensated care in meeting its mission to the entire community. The unreimbursed cost of providing care to these patients in 2024 was $61,934,571.The following Inpatient services were provided to all our patients:3,710 babies delivered4,159 surgeries performed112,571 patient days The following Outpatient services were provided to all our patients:128,610 emergency department visits7,648 outpatient surgeries performed81,083 outpatient visits 27,993 clinic visitsAHWM recognizes it has an obligation to provide human services above and beyond its role as a healing facility. Schedule H provides more details on the tangible ways in which the organization is fulfilling its mission. The total unreimbursed cost of these community benefits in 2024 was $28,217,505.AHWM's quality and performance awards include: American Association of Critical- Care Nurses Beacon Award for Excellence (2025), U.S. News & World Report BestRegional Hospital (2023- 2024) and Best Regional Hospital for EquitableAccess (2024), Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade "A" for excellence in patient safety (2024), Primary Plus Stroke Center Certification (2025), Lantern Award (2021- 2024), Get With The Guidelines 2024 Stroke GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll Elite andTarget Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, Healthgrades Top 10% GI Surgery, andFive- Star in 5 specialties (2024), Healthgrades Patient Safety ExcellenceAward (2023), Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award (2023), and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (2019). Adventist Healths mission statement of living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope is coupled with a vision to transform the health experience of our communities through collaborative programs, community investments and community outreach. We are inspired by the healing ministry, as represented by the life of Jesus Christ, and believe we are called to live out our mission intentionally in the communities we serve. In the small towns, suburbs, and inner cities we serve, we continue our journey to provide quality healthcare until every person made in God's image has experienced the best health today, hope for tomorrow, and God's love that endures forever.To illustrate AHWM's commitment to uplifting and supporting our local communities, our team of dedicated volunteers stepped up once again to ma

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.2%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 12th 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: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 95.5%; rating input score 95; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 33rd 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: -0.3%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.58; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings