Winchester Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 87 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $397.1 million
- Spending
- $350.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 12 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 2,524
- Volunteers
- 192
- 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
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 87 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
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 18 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
0 of 7Reports no 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 (3)
- $305.3 million spent. OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND SERVICES WINCHESTER HOSPITAL'S (WH OR HOSPITAL) TREMENDOUS PRESENCE AND COMMITMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE VARIOUS OUTPATIENT FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTH-OF-BOSTON AREA, INCLUDING WOBURN, STONEHAM, WILMINGTON AND MEDFORD. THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER IN WINCHESTER IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER OFFERING ADVANCED DAY SURGERY. THE CENTER FEATURES REDUCED WAIT TIMES FOR SURGICAL CARE, EXPANDED CAPACITY AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS PATIENT NEEDS, AND A FACILITY THAT WILL ALLOW FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. THE FACILITY IS ALSO HOME TO THE HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR CANCER CARE, WHICH WAS CREATED BASED ON THE VISION TO DEVELOP A STATE-OF-THE ART, COMMUNITY-BASED CENTER DEDICATED TO AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF CANCER CARE. WINCHESTER HOSPITAL IS PROUD TO OFFER PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER EASY ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED CLINICAL CARE IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNIQUELY DEDICATED TO MEETING THEIR MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. WINCHESTER HOSPITAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDES OUTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE AS CARE IN A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES INCLUDING ENDOSCOPIC, CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AND CANCER MANAGEMENT, CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND DIABETES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC PROGRAMS, AND SLEEP CLINIC SERVICES. WINCHESTER HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPEECH HEALTH SERVICES AND NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES INCLUDE CT SCANNING, ULTRASOUND, MRI, MAMMOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL HELPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY OFFERING EDUCATION AND RESOURCES THAT FOCUS ON HEALTHY LIVING, YOGA, WELLNESS, AND CHILDBIRTH (INCLUDING LACTATION). DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL HAD 477,162 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS. THIS INCLUDED 31,266 URGENT CARE VISITS, 2,411 OBSERVATION CASES, 4,123 PAIN CLINIC VISITS, 4,252 WOUND CENTER VISITS, 7,934 OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY SURGERIES, 12,989 OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY VISITS, 3,338 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY VISITS, 657 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY INFUSIONS, 23,478 OUTPATIENT EKG EXAMS, 2,883 OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES, 65,330 OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY EXAMS, 32,237 OUTPATIENT CT SCANS, 21,357 OUTPATIENT ULTRASOUNDS, 20,746 OUTPATIENT MRIS, 1,500 OTHER NUCLEAR MEDICINE TESTS, 35,122 BREAST IMAGING EXAMS, 1,712,196 OUTPATIENT LAB TESTS, 49,740 OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY VISITS, AND 53,927 OTHER TESTS AND PROCEDURES.
- INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL AND INTENSIVE CARE WINCHESTER HOSPITAL PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT CARE INCLUDING GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE CARE, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS AND MATERNITY INCLUDING A SPECIAL CARE NURSERY AND COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES. THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT FACILITIES INCLUDE MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS, OBSTETRIC BEDS AND AN INTENSIVE 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. THE HOSPITAL'S HIGHLY QUALIFIED SURGEONS PERFORM ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES AND IMPLANTS, PLASTIC, GENERAL SURGICAL (INCLUDING BREAST), GYNECOLOGIC, AND UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES. OTHER SURGICAL SPECIALTIES INCLUDE COLON AND RECTAL, ENT, DERMATOLOGIC, ORAL, AND THORACIC AND WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. PATIENTS ARE UNDER THE CARE OF THE MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITALISTS AND/OR GENERAL SURGEONS ALONG WITH NURSES WHO ARE TRAINED IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS. WINCHESTER WAS THE FIRST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TO PERFORM ROBOTIC SURGERY WITH THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND THE FIRST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN MASSACHUSETTS TO ACHIEVE MAGNET RECOGNITION, DEMONSTRATING BOTH THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND TO BRINGING NEW AND INNOVATIVE CARE TO ITS PATIENTS. THE MAGNET PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER TO RECOGNIZE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE VERY BEST IN NURSING CARE AND UPHOLD THE TRADITION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE. IT IS THEIR HIGHEST HONOR FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE. THE NURSING CARE TEAM CONSISTS OF REGISTERED NURSES, SURGICAL TECHNICIANS AND QUALIFIED ANCILLARY PERSONNEL WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH SURGICAL AND ANESTHESIA PHYSICIANS. THE SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PERIOPERATIVE AREA INCLUDES PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING, INTRA-OPERATIVE INTERVENTION, POSTOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION, DISCHARGE PLANNING AND DOCUMENTATION TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL HAD 12,536 INPATIENT DISCHARGES WITH 45,042 PATIENT DAYS, HAD 2,335 NORMAL NEWBORN DISCHARGES WITH 5,675 NORMAL NEWBORN PATIENT DAYS, PERFORMED 1,376 INPATIENT SURGERIES AND DELIVERED 2,510 BABIES.
- WINCHESTER'S HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OFFERS ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES NORTH OF BOSTON. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND PROVIDES EMERGENT CARE REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL IS STAFFED BY BOARD-CERTIFIED, EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND NURSES WHO ARE EXTENSIVELY TRAINED IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND CERTIFIED IN ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) AND PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS). WINCHESTER HOSPITAL IS ALSO A PRIMARY STROKE SERVICE HOSPITAL, AS DESIGNATED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PROVIDING LEADING-EDGE STROKE CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE PROVIDED BY AN ON-SITE PEDIATRICIAN FROM BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SPECIALIZING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. ON-SITE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ARE AVAILABLE EVERY DAY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT AND 24-HOUR PEDIATRICIAN CONSULTATION COVERAGE IS ALSO AVAILABLE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL HAD 51,754 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND 2,060 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTS. 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 March 2015.
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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