Abington Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 98 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BY FOSTERING HEALING, EASING SUFFERING, AND PROMOTING WELLNESS IN A CULTURE OF SAFETY, LEARNING AND RESPECT. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- Income
- $899.3 million
- Spending
- $1.0 billion
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -5.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 6,205
- Volunteers
- 655
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, trustee - president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 1% 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 104% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 98 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 2518 of 22 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 June 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 (5)
- $889.2 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- The taxpayer is recognized by the internal revenue service ("irs") as a tax-exempt organization under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) and is also an affiliate of thomas jefferson university ("tju"). Tju is also recognized as a tax-exempt organization under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) and is the tax-exempt parent organization of tju/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The system's tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. Jefferson health, in partnership with tju, is dedicated to discovering new treatments and therapies that will define the future of clinical care; providing exceptional primary through complex quaternary care to patients in the communities we serve throughout the delaware valley; and educating tomorrow's professionals through transdisciplinary and experiential learning designed for new and emerging fields for the 21st century. Jefferson has over 325 years of health care, innovation and education. Jefferson health, which added lehigh valley health network in august 2024, now includes 32 hospitals with 5,500 licensed beds throughout eastern pennsylvania and southern new jersey. They are: jefferson abington hospital, jefferson bucks hospital, jefferson cherry hill hospital, jefferson einstein philadelphia hospital, jefferson einstein montgomery hospital, jefferson frankford hospital, jefferson hospital for neuroscience, jefferson lansdale hospital, jefferson methodist hospital, Jefferson moss-magee rehabilitation hospital - center city, jefferson moss-magee rehabilitation - elkins park, jefferson stratford hospital, jefferson torresdale hospital, jefferson washington township hospital, lehigh valley hospital - carbon, Lehigh valley hospital - cedar crest, lehigh valley hospital - 1503 n. Cedar crest, lehigh valley hospital - dickson city, lehigh valley hospital - gilbertsville, lehigh valley hospital - hazleton, lehigh valley hospital - hecktown oaks, lehigh valley hospital - highland avenue, lehigh valley hospital - macungie, lehigh valley hospital - muhlenberg, lehigh valley hospital - pocono, lehigh valley hospital - schuylkill e. Norwegian st., lehigh valley hospital - schuylkill s. Jackson st., lehigh valley hospital - 17th street, lehigh valley hospital - tilghman, physicians care surgical hospital, Rothman orthopedic specialty hospital, and thomas jefferson university hospital. Combined, jefferson health, thomas jefferson university and lehigh valley network have more than 65,000 employees, which includes over 10,200 employed physicians/advanced practice professionals, 13,700 full and part-time nurses and more than 1,800 full and part-time paid faculty. Jefferson is the second largest employer in philadelphia and the largest health system in philadelphia based on total licensed beds. Jefferson health includes over 700 outpatient and urgent care centers throughout eastern pennsylvania and southern new jersey; 4 magnet-designated hospitals, an nci-designated comprehensive cancer center - sidney kimmel cancer center; and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country that began more than 10 years ago. Jefferson health includes 32 hospitals throughout southeastern pennsylvania, lehigh valley and new jersey. Additional relevant tju and jefferson health information for the year ended june 30, 2025: Licensed beds: 3,816 Inpatient admissions: 160,254 Observation cases: 48,777 Total surgeries: 100,839 Emergency dept. Visits: 584,121 Ambulatory visits: 1,767,947 Telehealth visits: 238,261 The system's hospitals' conformance with irs revenue ruling 69-545 The wholly owned hospitals in the system are recognized by the irs as internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, each of these hospitals provide medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or ability to pay. Moreover, our hospitals operate consistently with the following criteria outlined in irs revenue ruling 69-545: 1. Providing medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, medicare, and medicaid patients. 2. Operating active emergency departments for all persons that are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. 3. Maintaining open medical staffs, with privileges available to all qualified physicians. 4. Control positioned with hospital board of trustees and the board of trustees of tju, and all the boards are comprised of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the represented communities; and 5. Using surplus funds to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities/equipment and advance and improve medical care, programs and activities through patient care and medical training, education, and research. The operations of our wholly owned hospitals as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate the provision of substantial community benefit; both collectively and individually; and that the use and control of the respective hospital facilities are for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of any of the hospital organizations inures to the benefit of any private individual, nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. The taxpayer individually provides substantial community benefit Of the net community benefit costs outlined above for fiscal years ended june 30, 2025 and 2024; the taxpayer contributed approximately $137 million and $106 million of net community benefit costs as defined by the irs and reflected in their respective form 990, schedule h, part i to the totals reported. These
- Jefferson's unique governance structure continues as a combined board with equal representation from jefferson, abington, jefferson health - northeast and the former kennedy health system [jefferson new jersey]. Jefferson health and einstein healthcare network merged in october 2021. Jefferson health added lehigh valley health network in august 2024, this expansion of jefferson health creates an integrated 32-hospital health system throughout eastern pennsylvania and southern new jersey focused on providing greater access to high-quality patient care in our communities and delivering outstanding health sciences education to tomorrow's health care professionals. Ah is the umbrella organization that encompasses its flagship hospital, amh, in abington and lh in hatfield township. Together, amh and lh have 807 licensed beds, seven outpatient campuses: abington health-blue bell, abington health-elkins park, abington health-lower gwynedd, abington health-montgomeryville, abington health-warminster and abington health-willow grove and, abington health-horsham. In addition, one urgent care center in flourtown, pennsylvania was open and available for the community. In addition, referral to other enterprise sites as well as physicians-employed practices geographically located in bucks, montgomery and philadelphia counties with 74 locations. The above branded, fictitious names are used for merger announcement purposes. Legal names of amh, ah, ahf and lh will be used in fiscal year documents. Amh is guided by its mission and is dedicated to the healthcare needs of the communities it serves. This level of determination and commitment is the very heart of amh. Amh maintains a generous financial assistance policy, providing a significant amount of services without charge or at amounts less than its established rates to patients who are unable to pay for care either through third party coverage or their own resources. Since charity care amounts are not expected to be paid, they are not reported as revenue. In addition, amh provides services and supplies at below cost to persons covered by government programs, including medicare and medicaid. Amh centralized its financial counseling program. A financial counselor helps determine eligibility for government-sponsored programs and offers assistance with the health insurance exchange and other insurance coverage. If an individual does not qualify for other coverage, they assist individuals and families in the completion of the financial assistance application. In keeping with amh's commitment to all members of its community, the following services were provided during the year with a particular focus on low income members within its service areas: - free care and/or subsidized care to inpatients and outpatients. - operation of both primary and specialty clinics, ob/gyn center, a behavioral health embedded primary care model, a dental clinic, and a health center for newborns. Updated yearly, a clinic brochure includes information on amh's offerings and area clinic partners. The brochure was created, printed, and posted to hospital websites and intranet for use by the community. In addition, this brochure was translated into languages better serving our community. All clinic sites at amh received the new fact sheets to educate the uninsured and underinsured. - family practice center, which also provides an educational setting for the teaching of primary care physicians. - emergency/trauma center (operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year) was the first accredited trauma center in montgomery county, open to all members of the community regardless of their ability to pay. - amh attracts the finest physicians to serve our patients. Approximately over 1,239 active and full medical staff physicians care for patients throughout the health system's wide range of services. Abington health physicians is a network of primary care physicians and specialists employed by amh. As a result of the jefferson merger, this entity is now known as jefferson medical group [legal name abington health physicians]. Amh is a major clinical campus for several regional medical schools. The commitment to outstanding medical care has earned amh numerous awards for quality and safety, and the robust culture of continuing education creates an atmosphere of inquiry and scholarship. Many of our physicians are primary investigators for national clinical trials, which gives our patients access to advanced treatments not commonly available elsewhere. Jefferson enterprise --------------------- Mission: we improve lives. Vision: reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value. Values: values guide our decisions, actions and culture. They create a common language that helps us come together as one jefferson these values are: Put people first: Build relationships Engage with grace Create moments Do what's right: Prioritize what matters Align on expectations Act with integrity Pursue excellence: Look and listen Innovate with intent Value lessons learned Jefferson abington ------------------- Jefferson abington hospital by the numbers (for fiscal year 2025) - 667 licensed beds - 584 employed physicians - 655 independent physicians - 30,356 total discharges - 10,042 observation cases - 6,311 inpatient surgeries - 82,572 emergency department visits - 5,023 births Awards and recognitions ======================= Amh has been recognized by many organizations for the quality of its services: The leapfrog hospital safety grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign a, b, c, d, and f grades to more than 2,600 u.s. hospitals twice per year. Amh was awarded an "b" grade in the spring of 2025 and an "a" grade for the fall of 2025 for patient safety in the leapfrog hospital safety grade. Jefferson abington hospital has earned recertification as a comprehensive cardiac center, the highest level of cardiac certification awarded by the joint commission and the am
- Philadelphia magazine: several of our physicians have been named among the region's best by castle connolly and have been featured in previous issues of philadelphia magazine's top doctors. The medical intensive care unit (micu) at jefferson abington hospital has been awarded the silver beacon award for excellence by the american association of critical-care nurses (aacn)-a national recognition that honors units demonstrating exceptional care, collaboration, and outcomes in critical care settings. Jefferson health hospitals have earned statewide recognition from the hospital & healthsystem association of pennsylvania (hap) for their work to increase awareness about organ, eye, and tissue donation. The recognition is part of hap's 2024 donate life pennsylvania hospital challenge. Jefferson abington hospital, jefferson bucks hospital, jefferson frankford hospital, jefferson lansdale hospital and jefferson torresdale hospital each received a platinum designation. Jefferson lansdale and jefferson abington hospitals were recognized by becker's women's choice awards, for 2025-2026 best hospitals in the us the women's choice award for best hospitals. The women's choice award, recognized by becker's hospital review, has been a source of information on the best hospitals for women's healthcare. In 2025, the award recognized 300 hospitals as the top care facilities for women, based on clinical performance, patient satisfaction, and appropriate accreditations. The award is based on the most recent publicly available clinical data from cms and the hospital consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems patient satisfaction survey results. The women's choice award is a valuable resource for women seeking healthcare, as it takes into account the preferences of women when selecting a hospital. The award's criteria ensure that the hospitals recognized are among the top 10% of the country, providing the highest level of care and commitment to patients' health and well-being. Clinical arears of distinction ============================== 1. Level ii trauma center 2. Comprehensive stroke center 3. Fertility & reproductive medicine 4. Level iii neonatal icu 5. Orthopedic & spine institute 6. Institute for metabolic & bariatric surgery 7. Aortic center 8. The vickie and jack farber institute of neuroscience 9. Bruce and robbi toll heart and vascular institute Community support, activities and programs ========================================== Outlined below are a number of amh community benefit programs. The information is not intended to be all-inclusive but rather provides additional information that further demonstrates how amh benefits the surrounding community in furthering its charitable tax-exempt purposes. Jefferson abington hospital provides access to affordable primary/preventative/specialty care through the following programs: - abington family medicine - abington dental clinic - hartnett health services, which recently expanded space to provide better services - ob/gyn clinic Jefferson abington hospital provides many free or low-cost programs throughout the year designed to educate the community regarding health risk factors, chronic disease prevention or to support early detection through health screenings. In addition to cardiovascular-related health screenings, a free cancer screening day is held annually. Jefferson abington hospital collaborates with many community organizations to support community health improvement initiatives. Jefferson abington hospital also provides programs and services designed to support seniors with activities, information and care close to home. A low-cost "memory fitness" program offers physical and social activities on an outpatient basis to sharpen the memory skills of older adults who are experiencing early memory loss. The eldermed program offers free senior membership program for people over age 60; provides insurance claims assistance/counseling, education, screenings, and health education programs, and a community resources center. All patients presenting with opioid use disorder or any substance use disorder can access the warm hand-off program at any amh location. Through this program, patients are connected to a certified recovery specialist and referred to a care provider at penn foundation, a non-profit organization that addresses substance use and mental health needs. In addition, amh provides a crisis team 24/7/365 days a year which also provides referrals and placement for those presenting with a substance use disorder. The hospital continues to provide communication each fall and spring for the national drug take back day to educate consumers to clean out their bathroom or kitchen cabinets from old prescription medications and to dispose of them at a safe drop off box location nearest their home. Many sites are located at pharmacies, township or police stations. Amh's alliance pharmacy also has a drop box located onsite for use by the community and workforce. Amh partners with the montgomery county public safety and the abington health foundation women's board, narcan kits were made available to patients in jefferson abington hospital's emergency trauma center. Amh participates in the state's prescription drug monitoring program: providers get a complete picture of their patient's controlled substance prescription histories. The jefferson health abington dental care access program provides essential dental services to underinsured and uninsured residents of the greater north penn community through a network of dentists from montgomery bucks dental society. Since its inception in 2014, the program has provided more than $1m in dental services and served approximately 1,000 community members by year's end. Amh, in addition to those outlined above, offers numerous other community programs and activities including, but not limited to the following: - maternity education classes and support (including baby care basics, breastfeeding, childbirth
- Jefferson abington hospital provides many free or low-cost programs throughout the year designed to educate the community regarding health risk factors, chronic disease prevention or to support early detection through health screenings. In addition to cardiovascular-related health screenings, a free cancer screening day is held twice a year. Jefferson abington hospital collaborates with many community organizations to support community health improvement initiatives. - jefferson abington hospital also provides programs and services designed to support seniors with activities, information and care close to home. A low-cost "memory fitness" program offers physical and social activities on an outpatient basis to sharpen the memory skills of older adults who are experiencing early memory loss. - jah safe center - jah warm hand off program for mental health - 988 campaign (national suicide hotline awareness) - integrated social worker/ care coordinator for mental health services into jefferson owned primary care physician offices - provided mhfa (mental health first aid education) for community (partnered with mcoph) Partnering with the montgomery county public safety and the abington health foundation women's board, narcan kits were made available to patients in jefferson abington hospital's emergency trauma center. - jefferson abington hospital provides free health education, screenings, in-kind donations and other community support. - as a teaching hospital, jefferson abington hospital educates many physicians, nurses and allied healthcare professionals. The hospital maintains residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, ob/gyn, general surgery and dentistry.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 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 June 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 1935.
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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