Exeter Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $336.0 million
- Spending
- $308.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 1,952
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $5.4 million, chief executive officer (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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 12 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
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 (3)
- $267.4 million spent. OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND SERVICES EXETER HOSPITAL, INC. (EH) IS PART OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, IS A 100-BED TAX EXEMPT, COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL AND ONE OF THREE AFFILIATES OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES. EH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, PROGRESSIVE, AND FOCUSED ON QUALITY AND THE WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS. EXETER HOSPITAL'S SCOPE OF CARE ALLOWS IT TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN BREAST HEALTH, BIRTHING AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, CARDIOVASCULAR, OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYEE HEALTH, ONCOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS. BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC OR MEDICAL CENTER), IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERTIARY CARE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND A SISTER HOSPITAL OF EH. BIDMC IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR THE CLINICAL EXCELLENCE OF ITS FACULTY AND THE PATIENT CARE PROVIDED, AS WELL AS FOR THE MAGNITUDE AND BREADTH OF ITS RESEARCH AND FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO MEDICAL EDUCATION. MANY BIDMC PHYSICIANS ALSO HOLD APPOINTMENTS AT HARVARD OR OTHER MAJOR MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND ARE TIED CLOSELY WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES AT OTHER ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. PATIENTS AT BIDN HAVE SEAMLESS ACCESS TO BIDMC WHEN NEEDED. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, EXETER HOSPITAL HAD 235,968 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS. THIS INCLUDED 1,430 OBSERVATION CASES, 1,995 PAIN CLINIC VISITS, 4,385 WOUND CENTER VISITS, 5,536 OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY SURGERIES, 7,831 OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY VISITS, 29,225 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY VISITS, 15,996 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY INFUSIONS, 3,947 OUTPATIENT EKG EXAMS, 1,691 OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES, 27,897 OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY EXAMS, 18,559 OUTPATIENT CT SCANS, 16,175 OUTPATIENT ULTRASOUNDS, 7,478 OUTPATIENT MRIS, 1,114 OTHER NUCLEAR MEDICINE TESTS, 15,389 BREAST IMAGING EXAMS, 430,848 OUTPATIENT LAB TESTS, 88,718 OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY VISITS, AND 46,996 OTHER TESTS AND PROCEDURES.
- INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL AND INTENSIVE CARE EH PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT CARE INCLUDING SURGICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE AND CARDIAC CARE AND COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES. EH'S INPATIENT FACILITIES INCLUDE MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS AS WELL AS INTENSIVE AND CARDIAC CARE BEDS. 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. EH'S HIGHLY QUALIFIED SURGEONS PERFORM A WIDE RANGE OF SURGERIES COVERING MANY SURGICAL SUBSPECIALTIES. PATIENTS ARE UNDER THE CARE OF MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITALISTS AND/OR GENERAL SURGEONS ALONG WITH NURSES WHO ARE TRAINED IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS. 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 ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 BIDN HAD 5,297 INPATIENT DISCHARGES WITH 24,334 PATIENT DAYS, PERFORMED 862 INPATIENT SURGERIES, AND 619 NEWBORN DELIVERIES.
- EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EH OPERATES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL PATIENTS IN NEED OF EMERGENT CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE ED IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, EH HAD 28,447 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 December 1986.
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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