Anna Jaques Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $145.8 million
- Spending
- $174.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 1,314
- Volunteers
- 126
- Highest pay
- $5.4 million, ceo (ex-off) (ceo, bilh)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 27 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 98% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 20% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 28 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 2515 of 21 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, 2024, 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 (3)
- $150.9 million spent. OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND SERVICES ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF CLINICAL SERVICES ENCOMPASSING GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE AND ALL THE SUBSPECIALTIES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, COVERING THE GAMUT OF SERVICES FROM PRIMARY TO TERTIARY CARE AS WELL AS PROVIDING SURGICAL SERVICES ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF BLENDS EXPERIENCED PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES. THE PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALISTS AT AJH PROVIDE OUTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE AS WELL AS GASTROINTESTINAL, OPHTHALMOLOGIC, ORTHOPEDIC, CARDIAC, DERMATOLOGIC, UROLOGICAL AND PODIATRIC PROCEDURES, PAIN MANAGEMENT, CARDIAC REHABILITATION, PULMONARY REHABILITATION, DIABETES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES AT AJH INCLUDE A COMPLETE 24-HOUR LABORATORY AND BLOOD BANKING SERVICES AS WELL AS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INCLUDING CT SCANNING, ULTRASOUND, MRI, 3D MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASONIC CARDIOGRAPHY, BONE DENSITOMETRY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, PLAIN FILM RADIOLOGY AND FLUOROSCOPY. THE ANNA JAQUES CANCER CENTER CANCER, AFFILIATED WITH BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, PROVIDES A FULL ARRAY OF COMMUNITY-BASED CANCER SERVICES IN NEWBURYPORT AND WHEN NEEDED, ADVANCED TREATMENT OPTIONS AND SPECIALISTS AT BIDMC IN BOSTON. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL HAD 212,666 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS. THIS INCLUDED 7,471 HOSPITAL CLINIC ENCOUNTERS, 1,456 OBSERVATION CASES, 9,638 PAIN CLINIC VISITS, 1,257 WOUND CENTER VISITS, 3,466 OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY SURGERIES, 3,748 OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY VISITS, 5,558 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY VISITS, 3,854 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY INFUSIONS, 8,967 OUTPATIENT EKG EXAMS, 1,084 OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES, 24,662 OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY EXAMS, 16,771 OUTPATIENT CT SCANS, 17,139 OUTPATIENT ULTRASOUNDS, 7,146 OUTPATIENT MRIS, 753 OTHER NUCLEAR MEDICINE TESTS, 14,601 BREAST IMAGING EXAMS, 515,130 OUTPATIENT LAB TESTS, 16,481 OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY VISITS, AND 35,705 OTHER TESTS AND PROCEDURES.
- INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL AND INTENSIVE CARE ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH OR HOSPITAL) IS A 119-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL THAT SERVES PATIENTS OF ALL AGES AND SERVES COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT CARE INCLUDING MEDICAL SURGICAL SERVICES, OBSTETRICS, INTENSIVE AND CARDIAC CARE AND COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES. AJH INPATIENT FACILITIES INCLUDE 63 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS AND AN 8 BED INTENSIVE UNIT. THE 12-BED BIRTH CENTER SEES 597 DELIVERIES ANNUALLY AND ALSO SUPPORTS MOTHERS WITH HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES WITH THE LEVEL IIB NEONATAL CARE CENTER. THE HOSPITAL HAS A SURGICAL SUITE WITH SIX FULLY EQUIPPED OPERATING ROOMS INCLUDING A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY, FOUR AMBULATORY PROCEDURE ROOMS AND A POST-OPERATIVE CARE UNIT. SURGICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY FOR CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE SURGICAL INTERVENTION, OR FOR OTHER PATIENTS ON A NON-EMERGENT OR ELECTIVE BASIS. AJH IS THE ONLY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO PROVIDE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN. INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CARE AT ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL PROVIDES SHORT-TERM, ACUTE INPATIENT CARE TO ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS AGES 16 AND OLDER WITH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS. THE INPATIENT PROGRAM IS A 20-BED ACUTE CARE CO-ED UNIT. THE ANNA JAQUES CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM PROVIDES STRUCTURED AND SECURE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AGES 4-17. THE 16-BED PROGRAM OFFERS SHORT-TERM INPATIENT TREATMENT AND STABILIZATION. AJH'S SURGEONS PERFORM ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES AND IMPLANTS, PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTION, GASTROINTESTINAL, GENERAL SURGICAL (INCLUDING BREAST) GYNECOLOGICAL, OPHTHALMOLOGIC, PODIATRIC, AND UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES. PATIENTS ARE UNDER THE CARE OF THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITALISTS AND/OR GENERAL SURGEONS ALONG WITH NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS WHO ARE TRAINED IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS, INCLUDING INTENSIVISTS IN THE ICU. THE NURSING CARE TEAM CONSISTS OF REGISTERED NURSES, SURGICAL TECHNICIANS AND QUALIFIED ANCILLARY PERSONNEL WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH SURGICAL AND ANESTHESIA PHYSICIANS. DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL HAD 5,371 INPATIENT DISCHARGES WITH 25,024 PATIENT DAYS, AND 578 TOTAL INPATIENT SURGERIES. ADULT PSYCH DAYS WERE 3,851 AND PEDI PSYCH DAYS WERE 2,274.
- EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK AND PROVIDES EMERGENCY CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE PHYSICIANS PROVIDE AROUND THE CLOCK PHYSICIAN PATIENT CARE COVERAGE AND MEDICAL DIRECTION OF THE AJH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. A HIGHLY TRAINED NURSING STAFF ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE ED. AJH OPERATES AS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER AND CERTIFIED STROKE CENTER. THE HOSPITAL OPERATES A TELE-STROKE PROGRAM WITH BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER WHERE NEUROLOGICAL IMAGES CAN BE TRANSMITTED BETWEEN AJH AND BIDMC, MEANING THAT PATIENTS IN THE GREATER NEWBURYPORT AREA HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME WORLD-CLASS SPECIALISTS AS PATIENTS AT BIDMC IN BOSTON. THE SYSTEM FACILITATES, WHEN NECESSARY, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF IMAGES, RESULTING IN IMPROVED TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE AND FEEDBACK AND DIAGNOSES WITH GREATER DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL HAD 23,825 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE, THE BILH NETWORK HAD SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ACROSS 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, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1941.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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