Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $399.4 million
- Spending
- $383.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 2,164
- Volunteers
- 161
- 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: 50 out of 100. Higher than 31% 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
5 of 20It owes 70% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 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 2513 of 19 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 (3)
- $334.1 million spent. OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND SERVICES BID-PLYMOUTH 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 INCLUDING DIGESTIVE CARE/GASTRONENTEROLOGY WHICH INCLUDES INNOVATIVE ENDOSCOPIC, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR ALL TYPES OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, CANCER CARE/ONCOLOGY, CARDIAC CARE (FROM EARLY PREVENTION TO LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES), PULMONOLOGY/LUNG & RESPIRATORY CARE (INCLUDING BOTH TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC LUNG CONDITIONS AND SPECIALIZED LUNG CARE FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS),OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, NEUROSPINE-CARE (WHICH INCLUDES A COORDINATED TEAM OF SPINE AND ATHLETIC INJURY SURGEONS, PHYSIATRISTS, CHIROPRACTORS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS), BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HOSPICE CARE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION, PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, PRIMARY CARE, RADIOLOGY & IMAGING, SENIOR HEALTH, SPINE CARE, UROLOGY, VASCULAR CARE AND WOUND CARE. IN ADDITION, DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES INCLUDE A COMPLETE 24-HOUR HISTOPATHOLOGY LABORATORY AND BLOOD BANKING SERVICES AS WELL AS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INCLUDING CT SCANNING, ULTRASOUND, ULTRASONIC CARDIOGRAPHY, BONE DENSITOMETRY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, PLAIN FILM RADIOLOGY AND FLUOROSCOPY. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL'S PICTURE ARCHIVAL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (PACS) CAN INSTANTANEOUSLY TRANSMIT RADIOLOGIC IMAGES BETWEEN BID-PLYMOUTH AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC OR MEDICAL CENTER), MEANING THAT PATIENTS IN PLYMOUTH 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 PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BID-PLYMOUTH HAD 390,335 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS. THIS INCLUDED 271,276 HOSPITAL CLINIC ENCOUNTERS, 5,790 OBSERVATION CASES, 5,487 PAIN CLINIC VISITS, 5,533 WOUND CENTER VISITS, 6,456 OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY SURGERIES, 10,218 OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY VISITS, 14,513 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY VISITS, 14,562 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY INFUSIONS, 10,472 OUTPATIENT EKG EXAMS, 2,727 OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES, 47,622 OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY EXAMS, 32,056 OUTPATIENT CT SCANS, 16,020 OUTPATIENT ULTRASOUNDS, 9,328 OUTPATIENT MRIS, 1,838 OTHER NUCLEAR MEDICINE TESTS, 720,671 OUTPATIENT LAB TESTS, 18,211 OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY VISITS, AND 105,464 OTHER TESTS AND PROCEDURES.
- INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL AND INTENSIVE CARE BID-PLYMOUTH PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT CARE INCLUDING SURGICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE AND CARDIAC CARE, OBSTETRICS, SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES. THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT UNITS INCLUDE 120 GENERAL MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS, 13 CRITICAL CARE BEDS, 18 OBSTETRICS BEDS, 19 PSYCHIATRIC BEDS, AND 13 NURSERY BASSINETS IN THE BIRTHPLACE. 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. BID-PLYMOUTH'S HIGHLY QUALIFIED SURGEONS PERFORM ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES AND IMPLANTS, NEUROSURGERY, PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTION, GASTROINTESTINAL, GENERAL SURGICAL (INCLUDING BREAST), GYNECOLOGICAL, OPHTHALMOLOGIC, OTOLARYNGOLOGIC, PODIATRIC, AND UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES. LIMITED VASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY IS ALSO PERFORMED. PATIENTS ARE UNDER THE CARE OF THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITALISTS, MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS AND SURGEONS IN GENERAL AND SPECIALTY PRACTICE. THE NURSING CARE TEAM CONSISTS OF REGISTERED NURSES AND QUALIFIED ANCILLARY CLINICIANS 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. THE INPATIENT POPULATION THAT IS SERVED INCLUDES CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE REQUIRING MINOR OUTPATIENT SURGERY AND ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 15 YEARS AND OLDER WHO REQUIRE MINOR OR MAJOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BID-PLYMOUTH HAD 11,956 INPATIENT DISCHARGES WITH 59,840 PATIENT DAYS, HAD 1,005 NORMAL NEWBORN DISCHARGES WITH 3,393 NORMAL NEWBORN PATIENT DAYS, PERFORMED 1,657 INPATIENT SURGERIES, HAD 3,979 INPATIENT PSYCH DAYS AND 935 NEWBORN DELIVERIES.
- EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BID-PLYMOUTH'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 ED IS STAFFED BY ASSOCIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (APHMFP), AN INTEGRALLY RELATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BID-PLYMOUTH'S SISTER ENTITY BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) AND BIDMC AFFILIATED ENTITIES AND WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. APHMFP PHYSICIANS PROVIDE AROUND THE CLOCK PHYSICIAN PATIENT CARE COVERAGE. A HIGHLY TRAINED NURSING STAFF ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE ED. CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS NEEDING THE SERVICES OF A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ARE STABILIZED AND TRANSFERRED TO BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC OR MEDICAL CENTER) IN BOSTON. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, BID-PLYMOUTH HAD 44,941 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND 3,657 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 November 6, 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 June 1986.
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 November 4, 2026.
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