Mcleod Physician Associates II
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II OPERATES AS A PART OF THE MCLEOD HEALTH SYSTEM. THE MISSION OF MCLEOD HEALTH IS TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE.
- Income
- $258.0 million
- Spending
- $351.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- -10.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 2,342
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, staff physician
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: 30 out of 100. Higher than 3% 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
0 of 20It owes 485% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 36% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 4 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (1)
- $330.5 million spent. MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE PHYSICIAN SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE EASTERN REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF NORTH CAROLINA. MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MCLEOD HEALTH. RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR ITS QUALITY AND SAFETY INITIATIVES, MCLEOD HEALTH HAS A LEADING REGIONAL PRESENCE IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND A DEDICATION TO THE HEALTH OF THE MORE THAN ONE MILLION RESIDENTS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES FROM THE MIDLANDS TO THE COAST. CONSTANTLY SEEKING TO IMPROVE ITS PATIENT CARE WITH EFFORTS THAT ARE PHYSICIAN LED, DATA-DRIVEN AND EVIDENCE-BASED, MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WAS MOST RECENTLY HONORED AS 5-STAR RATED FOR CRANIAL NEUROSURGERY AND STROKE TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR 2021, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH RELEASED BY HEALTHGRADES, THE LEADING RESOURCE THAT CONNECTS CONSUMERS, PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS. MCLEOD IS ALSO THE RECIPIENT OF 5-STAR IN TREATMENT OF STROKE FOR TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2013-2022). SERVICE AREA THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING EIGHT COUNTIES: CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DARLINGTON, DILLON, FLORENCE, HORRY, MARION, AND MARLBORO THE SECONDARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TEN COUNTIES: GEORGETOWN, LEE, SUMTER AND WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND ANSON, BRUNSWICK, COLUMBUS, RICHMOND, ROBESON AND SCOTLAND IN NORTH CAROLINA MISSION STATEMENT THE MISSION OF MCLEOD HEALTH IS TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEGIN OF PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY PROVING EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE. VISION TO BE THE CHOICE FOR MEDICAL EXCELLENCE. VALUES THE CORE VALUES OF MCLEOD HEALTH: THE VALUE OF CARING, THE VALUE OF QUALITY, THE VALUE OF INTEGRITY, THE VALUE OF THE PERSON ARE REFLECTED IN THE MCLEOD HEALTH DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. GOVERNANCE THE MCLEOD HEALTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS A SELF-PERPETUATING, GOVERNING BOARD THAT INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS AND PHYSICIANS. THE BOARD IS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATION FROM THOSE COUNTIES WITHIN OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. BOARD MEMBERS SERVE FIVE-YEAR TERMS AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE THREE CONSECUTIVE FIVE-YEAR TERMS. THE MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY BOARD IS AN ADVISORY BOARD SELECTED BY THE MCLEOD HEALTH BOARD. MORE THAN 50% OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PHYSICIANS. BOARD MEMBERS SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS. MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL OF THE MCLEOD HEALTH ORGANIZATION IS MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (MRMC) IN FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS 517-BED REGIONAL REFERRAL TERTIARY CARE CENTER SERVES PATIENTS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDES AN ACCREDITED CANCER CENTER, A STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY PROGRAM, THREE DEDICATED OPEN HEART SURGERY SUITES AND TWO VASCULAR HYBRID ORS WITHIN THE HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE AS WELL AS A DEDICATED NEURO-INTERVENTIONAL BIPLANE X-RAY SUITE FOR THROMBECTOMY PROCEDURES AND ENDOVASCULAR COILING. THE MCLEOD CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDE HEART AND VASCULAR, CANCER, SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, NEUROSCIENCES, AND WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES, REHABILITATION AND SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICES, AND HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH ALL DELIVER AN UNMATCHED LEVEL OF CARE AND EXPERIENCE TO PEOPLE IN THE REGION. ONE OF ONLY FIVE STATE-DESIGNATED REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTERS, MRMC ALSO OFFERS THE REGION'S ONLY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHICH INCLUDES A 48-BED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND 10-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. IN ADDITION, THE MCLEOD HOSPICE HOUSE, A 24-BED INPATIENT FACILITY, IS LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS. MCLEOD HEALTH CELEBRATED ITS CENTENNIAL IN 2006 BY OPENING A SEVEN-STORY ADDITION TO CREATE THE 12-STORY MCLEOD PAVILION TOWER. HERE IN THE PAVILION TOWER, MCLEOD HEALTH PROVIDES THE REGION'S FIRST FULLY INTEGRATED SURGICAL SUITES PROVIDING THE MOST ADVANCED OPERATING ROOMS (OR) OF THE FUTURE. THE MCLEOD CENTER FOR ADVANCED SURGERY INCLUDES 30 OR SUITES FOR: MINIMALLY INVASIVE, ROBOTIC-ASSISTED, INVASIVE, AND OUTPATIENT SURGERIES. THE CENTER REFLECTS MCLEOD'S MOVEMENT TOWARDS SUPERLATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND MORE ENHANCED PROCEDURES FOR FASTER RECOVERY. AS MCLEOD CONTINUES TO SERVE THE REGION AS THE CHOICE FOR MEDICAL EXCELLENCE, PRESERVING THOSE HIGH STANDARDS MEANS CONTINUALLY EXPANDING BOTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS. FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS, THE CENTER FOR INTENSIVE CARE ON THE CAMPUS OF MRMC OPENED IN 2013 FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PATIENTS AND STAFF. THE CENTER INCLUDES 100 CRITICAL CARE BEDS AND 20 STEP-DOWN BEDS. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FACILITIES ON THE CAMPUS OF MRMC INCLUDE CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND EXPANSIONS TO BETTER SERVE PATIENTS AND GUESTS. IN THE AREA OF ONCOLOGY, THE MCLEOD CENTER FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH OPENED AT THE END OF 2013. DEDICATED TO THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE CANCER CENTER IS A BEACON OF HOPE AND HEALING FOR THE COMMUNITIES MCLEOD SERVES. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS NATURAL LIGHT, A CASCADING WATER WALL, GARDEN VIEWS, AND RELAXING FURNISHINGS TO INSPIRE, SOOTHE AND COMFORT PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. AS ONE OF THE MOST PATIENT-CENTERED ENVIRONMENTS, THE CANCER CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO OFFER THE HIGHEST QUALITY, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO ALL CANCER SERVICES AND CARE. FOR THE PATIENT'S CONVENIENCE, ALL ASPECTS OF CARE INCLUDING INFUSION, RADIATION TREATMENTS, OR PHYSICIAN APPOINTMENTS ARE ALL IN ONE LOCATION. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN CANCER RESEARCH AND MEET WITH AN ONCOLOGY NAVIGATOR OR SOCIAL WORKER WITHOUT EVER LEAVING THE CANCER CENTER. IN 2018, THE CANCER CENTER INSTALLED A THIRD TRUEBEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR, CAPABLE OF PERFORMING AN ADVANCED FORM OF RADIATION THERAPY TO TREAT LUNG AND LIVER CANCER. ADVANTAGES FOR PATIENTS INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO DELIVER A LARGE, TARGETED RADIATION DOSE TO A TUMOR IN THE BODY, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME DURING
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 April 2006.
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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