New England Baptist Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $201.7 million
- Spending
- $220.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 1,261
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $4.7 million, ceo (ex-off) (ceo, bilh)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $191.4 million spent. OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND SERVICES AS NOTED IN THIS FORM 990, NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH OR HOSPITAL) IS AN ACUTE CARE, ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CLINICAL SERVICES DIVIDED INTO CARE CENTERS: ORTHOPEDIC, MEDICAL, SURGICAL, DIAGNOSTICS AND SUPPORT SERVICES, REHABILITATION SERVICES AND OTHER PATIENT CARE. THROUGH THESE CARE CENTERS, NEBH PATIENTS RECEIVE NOT ONLY THE FINEST ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES, BUT ALSO DIAGNOSTIC, SURGICAL, MEDICAL AND REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT THAT'S BEYOND COMPARE. NEBH PROVIDES THE MOST ADVANCED METHODS OF HEALTH CARE COMBINED WITH COMPASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED AND WELL-TRAINED PROVIDERS OF CARE. NEBH NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON PATIENTS AND MEETING THE NEBH COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS RELATED TO PROMOTING WELLNESS, RESTORING FUNCTION, LESSENING DISABILITY AND ALLEVIATING PAIN RELATED TO MUSCULOSKELETAL/ORTHOPEDIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS. TO THAT END, NEBH OFFERS HEALTH SERVICES RELATED TO ARTHRITIS CARE, FOOT & ANKLE (PODIATRY) CARE, HAND, WRIST & ELBOW/UPPER EXTREMITY CARE, HIP CARE, HOME INFUSION THERAPY, JOINT HEALTH & REPLACEMENT, KNEE CARE, LUNG & RESPIRATORY CARE, REHABILITATION/ PHYSICAL MEDICINE, SHOULDER CARE, SPINE CARE, SPORTS MEDICINE AS WELL AS RADIOLOGY/DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL HAD 121,044 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS AND 8,106 HOSPITAL CLINIC ENCOUNTERS. THIS INCLUDED 55 OBSERVATION CASES, 7,615 PAIN CLINIC VISITS, 6,573 OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY SURGERIES, 64,461 OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY EXAMS, 4,030 OUTPATIENT CT EXAMS, 297 OUTPATIENT ULTRASOUNDS, 2,130 OUTPATIENT MRIS, 265 OTHER NUCLEAR MEDICINE TESTS, 116,120 OUTPATIENT LAB TESTS, 27,603 OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY VISITS, AND 7,718 OTHER TESTS AND PROCEDURES.
- INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL AND INTENSIVE CARE NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH OR HOSPITAL) CARED FOR ITS PATIENTS IN ITS 118 LICENSED BEDS AND IN ALL OF THE AREAS NOTED ABOVE. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, NEBH AND HAD 2,458 INPATIENT DISCHARGES WITH 7,525 PATIENT DAYS AND PERFORMED 2,462 INPATIENT SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, ALTHOUGH NEBH IS NOT LICENSED TO OPERATE AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, NEBH STILL PROVIDES CARE TO ALL WHO NEED URGENT CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ALL PATIENTS WHO PRESENT AT NEBH ARE TRIAGED TO THE APPROPRIATE VENUE FOR THEIR CARE DEPENDING UPON THEIR CLINICAL PRESENTATION. A PHYSICIAN AND NURSE CLINICAL TEAM COLLABORATES TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE VENUE PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF PATIENT WHEN POSSIBLE. THE PHYSICIAN WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE BEST PATIENT DISPOSITION. CLINICAL SITUATIONS RECEIVED BY PHONE OR WALK-IN REQUIRING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARE DIRECTED TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, SUCH AS BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), A SISTER HOSPITAL WITH WHOM NEBH HAS AN EMERGENCY TRANSFER AGREEMENT. BIDMC IS A TERTIARY CARE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER WHICH OPERATES A LEVEL I TRAUMA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK AND WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM NEBH. ALL PATIENTS WHO COME TO NEBH, AND WHO CAN BE ADEQUATELY TREATED AT NEBH, ARE TREATED AND NOT TRANSFERRED, REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR CARE. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE, THE HOSPITAL ENGAGED IN SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACTIVITIES. ALSO AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THE HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. THE BILH NETWORK HAD SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ACROSS ITS ENTITIES RELATED TO BOTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OTHER HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES. SEE THE NARRATIVE SUPPORT FOR SCHEDULE H FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1923.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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