Reading Hospital
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
WEBSITE: WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL THE MISSION OF READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATION HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, READING HOSPITAL ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REAL THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF OUR MISSION MEANS THE REINVESTMENT OF RESOURCES INTO THESE EFFORTS, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT IN OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR (FY2024), WE COMMITTED NEARLY 168M TO THIS CAUSE. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ENDEAVORS. THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS THREE PRONGED AND SEEKS TO LEAD, PARTNER, AND INVEST IN STRATEGIC HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT TARGET THE UNDERSERVED, ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SOCIAL DETE
- Income
- $1.6 billion
- Spending
- $1.4 billion
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- -9.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 7,276
- Volunteers
- 209
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, pres & ceo
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: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% 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 153% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 2511 of 14 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 (6)
- $213.8 million spent. INPATIENT CARE - 210,066 PATIENT DAYS READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES 725 BEDS FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENT CARE. INPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN 2 CRITICAL CARE UNITS, 2 INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS, 3 ACUTE REHABILITATION UNITS, AND 13 MEDICAL SURGICAL UNITS WITH SUB-SPECIALTIES THAT INCLUDE ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, HEART FAILURE, ORTHOPEDICS, TRAUMA, BARIATRIC SURGERY, AND MEDICAL COMPLEXITY. IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE OBSTETRICS, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, INPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES. INPATIENT SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED BY HOSPITAL-BASED HEMODIALYSIS, APHERESIS, AND VASCULAR ACCESS SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING HIGH-LEVEL SERVICES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITHIN BOTH ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS: 1. REGIONAL CANCER AND CARDIAC CENTERS 2. COMPLETED SURVEY TO ADVANCE TO A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE PROGRAM 3. VIRTUAL NURSING (PATIENT OBSERVATION AND VIRTUAL ADMISSIONS) 4. ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR OUR HIP/KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 5. CERTIFICATION IN BARIATRIC CARE 6. CERTIFIED ADVANCED PEDIATRIC ASTHMA PROGRAM 7. PATIENT DISCHARGE LOUNGE 8. LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER (ONLY LEVEL 1 CENTER WITHIN THE COUNTY) 9. REGIONAL LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 10. CHARITY CARE PROGRAM IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE IS ALIGNED WITH SYSTEM PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE POST DISCHARGE CARE OUTCOMES, CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM FROM INPATIENT TO AMBULATORY SETTING, AND DECREASED READMISSION, INCLUDING: 1. COMPREHENSIVE POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES 2. TOWER HEALTH STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM - A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTATIVE CARE TO HOMELESS POPULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY 3. TELE-HEALTH SUPPORT OF HEART FAILURE PATIENT POPULATION TO HELP PREVENT READMISSIONS THROUGH THE REMOTE MONITORING OF BP AND WEIGHT READING HOSPITAL WAS MAGNET DESIGNATED FOR NURSING AND PATIENT CARE EXCELLENCE IN 2016 AND OUR FIRST RE-DESIGNATION IN 2021. CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS FOR COMPLETING THE DOCUMENTS FOR OUR SECOND RE-DESIGNATION IN 2025; THIS NATIONAL LEVEL DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER IS RENEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS. THIS DESIGNATION INDICATES THAT READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES, AND AMBULATORY CARE DEPARTMENTS EXCEED NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR NURSING QUALITY INDICATORS, PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH NURSING CARE, AND NURSE SATISFACTION. IN 2024, T1 IMU ACHIEVED THE SILVER -LEVEL AACN BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. THE BEACON AWARD SIGNIFIES EXCEPTIONAL CARE IN A UNIT THAT PUTS PATIENTS FIRST. THE BEACON AWARD PROGRAM COMPRISES THREE DISTINCT MODULES: PATIENT OUTCOMES, WORK ENVIRONMENT AND NURSING WORKFORCE. FOR WORKFORCE THE NURSING DEPARTMENT CLOSELY MONITORS TURNOVER, RN TURNOVER HAS STABILIZED OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS AT 12% ON A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 22.8%. SINCE 2021 WE HAVE SEEN A 50% REDUCTION IN RN TURNOVER. WE ALSO SAW A 6% INCREASE IN OUR RN ENGAGEMENT SURVEY PARTICIPATION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, FROM OUR PREVIOUS SURVEY IN 2022. EMERGENCY CARE - 109,386 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS READING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY "24/7/365," REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VOLUME TO RH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RANKS IT AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YEAR AFTER YEAR. AS THE AREA'S ONLY ACCREDITED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, RH ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM TRAUMA SURGEONS TO PLASTIC SURGEONS, AND ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS A PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO ITS TRAUMA CERTIFICATION, RH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO ACCREDITED CARE IN STROKE AND CHEST PAIN. THE HOSPITAL ALSO IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITH 24/7 CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS ON SITE TO PROVIDE WARM HAND-OFFS TO PATIENTS WITH OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM WITH THE BERKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAM, PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND NURSING PROGRAM. INPATIENT CARE - 210,066 PATIENT DAYS READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES 725 BEDS FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENT CARE. INPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN 2 CRITICAL CARE UNITS, 2 INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS, 3 ACUTE REHABILITATION UNITS, AND 13 MEDICAL SURGICAL UNITS WITH SUB-SPECIALTIES THAT INCLUDE ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, HEART FAILURE, ORTHOPEDICS, TRAUMA, BARIATRIC SURGERY, AND MEDICAL COMPLEXITY. IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE OBSTETRICS, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, INPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES. INPATIENT SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED BY HOSPITAL-BASED HEMODIALYSIS, APHERESIS, AND VASCULAR ACCESS SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING HIGH-LEVEL SERVICES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITHIN BOTH ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS: 1. REGIONAL CANCER AND CARDIAC CENTERS 2. COMPLETED SURVEY TO ADVANCE TO A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE PROGRAM 3. VIRTUAL NURSING (PATIENT OBSERVATION AND VIRTUAL ADMISSIONS) 4. ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR OUR HIP/KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 5. CERTIFICATION IN BARIATRIC CARE 6. CERTIFIED ADVANCED PEDIATRIC ASTHMA PROGRAM 7. PATIENT DISCHARGE LOUNGE 8. LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER (ONLY LEVEL 1 CENTER WITHIN THE COUNTY) 9. REGIONAL LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 10. CHARITY CARE PROGRAM IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE IS ALIGNED WITH SYSTEM PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE POST DISCHARGE CARE OUTCOMES, CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM FROM INPATIENT TO AMBULATORY SETTING, AND DECREASED READMISSION, INCLUDING: 1. COMPREHENSIVE POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES 2. TOWER HEALTH STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM - A PROGRAM TO PROVI
- $77.6 million spent. OPERATING ROOM - 19,548 TOTAL SURGERIES READING HOSPITAL OPERATES IN A MARKET SERVED BY NEARLY 20 SPECIALTY, INVESTOR-OWNED FACILITIES, WHICH CARVE OUT THE BEST PAYING INSURANCE PLANS, THE HIGHEST MARGIN PROCEDURES, AND THE LEAST COMPLICATED PATIENTS TO SERVE. BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FULL-SERVICE SURGICAL SERVICE, READING HOSPITAL OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM ROBOTIC ASSISTED, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL OPTIONS. READING HOSPITAL ENSURES THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. READING HOSPITAL SUPPORTS ITS SURGEONS IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND RECRUITS AND RETAINS SURGEONS IN AREAS LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY - AVAILABLE ONLY DURING LIMITED HOURS OR NOT AT ALL, IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET. OPERATING ROOM - 19,548 TOTAL SURGERIES READING HOSPITAL OPERATES IN A MARKET SERVED BY NEARLY 20 SPECIALTY, INVESTOR-OWNED FACILITIES, WHICH CARVE OUT THE BEST PAYING INSURANCE PLANS, THE HIGHEST MARGIN PROCEDURES, AND THE LEAST COMPLICATED PATIENTS TO SERVE. BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FULL-SERVICE SURGICAL SERVICE, READING HOSPITAL OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM ROBOTIC ASSISTED, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL OPTIONS. READING HOSPITAL ENSURES THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. READING HOSPITAL SUPPORTS ITS SURGEONS IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND RECRUITS AND RETAINS SURGEONS IN AREAS LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY - AVAILABLE ONLY DURING LIMITED HOURS OR NOT AT ALL, IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET.
- $96.3 million spent. MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE 28,141 PROCEDURES THE MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE, LOCATED WITHIN THE READING HOSPITAL, IS PRIMARILY AN OUT-PATIENT FACILITY WHICH HOUSES THE SECTIONS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, AND GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE ANNUAL TOTAL OF PATIENTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED AND/OR TREATED IN FY25 WERE 1,843. UPON DIAGNOSIS, A NURSE NAVIGATOR CONTACTS EACH PATIENT TO OFFER INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. MOST PATIENTS ARE SEEN IN ONE OF OUR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CLINICS BASED ON THE TYPE OF MALIGNANCY DIAGNOSED. THIS INCLUDES THORACIC, MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGY, BREAST, GENITO-URINARY, GYNECOLOGICAL, NEUROLOGY, AND GASTRO-INTESTINAL CLINICS - MOST HELD ON A WEEKLY BASIS. EVERY CLINIC HAS ITS SPECIFIC TEAM OF PROVIDERS - SURGEONS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, NURSE NAVIGATORS, GENETIC COUNSELORS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - WHO CONFER AND COLLABORATE TO DESIGN A UNIQUE TREATMENT PLAN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. EVERY CASE IS REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN ONE OF THE MANY CLINICAL TRIALS OFFERED ON SITE. ONCE A PLAN OF ACTION HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE TEAM, THE PATIENT IS SEEN IN CONSULT BY THE PROVIDERS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER COURSE OF TREATMENT. MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. THE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PRACTICE IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY THROUGH ITS QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) AND THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE BREAST PROGRAM AT READING HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS A THREE-YEAR HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS (EX: JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, GWYNEDD MERCY UNIVERSITY, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY) ARE ASSIGNED CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT MCGLINN FOR GENETIC COUNSELING, RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING. MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE 28,141 PROCEDURES THE MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE, LOCATED WITHIN THE READING HOSPITAL, IS PRIMARILY AN OUT-PATIENT FACILITY WHICH HOUSES THE SECTIONS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, AND GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE ANNUAL TOTAL OF PATIENTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED AND/OR TREATED IN FY25 WERE 1,843. UPON DIAGNOSIS, A NURSE NAVIGATOR CONTACTS EACH PATIENT TO OFFER INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. MOST PATIENTS ARE SEEN IN ONE OF OUR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CLINICS BASED ON THE TYPE OF MALIGNANCY DIAGNOSED. THIS INCLUDES THORACIC, MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGY, BREAST, GENITO-URINARY, GYNECOLOGICAL, NEUROLOGY, AND GASTRO-INTESTINAL CLINICS - MOST HELD ON A WEEKLY BASIS. EVERY CLINIC HAS ITS SPECIFIC TEAM OF PROVIDERS - SURGEONS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, NURSE NAVIGATORS, GENETIC COUNSELORS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - WHO CONFER AND COLLABORATE TO DESIGN A UNIQUE TREATMENT PLAN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. EVERY CASE IS REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN ONE OF THE MANY CLINICAL TRIALS OFFERED ON SITE. ONCE A PLAN OF ACTION HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE TEAM, THE PATIENT IS SEEN IN CONSULT BY THE PROVIDERS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER COURSE OF TREATMENT. MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. THE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PRACTICE IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY THROUGH ITS QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) AND THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE BREAST PROGRAM AT READING HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS A THREE-YEAR HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS (EX: JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, GWYNEDD MERCY UNIVERSITY, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY) ARE ASSIGNED CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT MCGLINN FOR GENETIC COUNSELING, RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING.
- $827.5 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: REVENUE EXPENSE RADIOLOGY 210,005,416 32,550,973 REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY 50,758,394 34,259,126 TRAUMA CENTER 4,035,139 3,114,620 PHARMACY 47,369,183 42,066,979 ANCILLIARY 134,793,430 99,016,302 READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON- DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY.
- OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: READING HOSPITAL'S PUBLIC-FACING BE WELL BERKS WEBSITE PROVIDES UP TO DATE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CONTENT IS ACCESSIBLE ON A NUMBER OF DEVICES INCLUDING DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, MOBILE DEVICES, TABLETS, ETC. READING HOSPITAL EMPLOYS A TRAUMA OUTREACH EDUCATION COORDINATOR WHO PROVIDES TRAUMA AND INJURY PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY AT NO COST. EDUCATION TOPICS INCLUDE FALL PREVENTION, BIKE AND MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, CAR SEAT SAFETY, DISTRACTED DRIVING/TEXTING WHILE DRIVING, DOG BITES, AND HUNTING SAFETY. THE COORDINATOR CONDUCTS STOP THE BLEED TRAININGS AND ASSISTS WITH PLANNING OF MATTER OF BALANCE CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS LEADING COORDINATION OF AN ANNUAL FALL PREVENTION DAY EVENT EACH SEPTEMBER. READING HOSPITAL ALSO PROMOTES THE TRAUMA SURVIVORS NETWORK, A WEBSITE PROVIDING RESOURCES, TOOLS, AND A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP NAVIGATE THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. READING HOSPITAL'S LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONDUCT RESEARCH. READING HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH ENSEMBLE TO PROVIDE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAID AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE FOR THE HOSPITAL'S CANCER INFUSION CENTER PATIENTS. MEDSAFE, AN UNUSED OR EXPIRED MEDICATION DISPOSAL SYSTEM, IMPROVES OUR COMMUNITY'S ENVIRONMENT AND INCREASES SAFETY BY REMOVING CONTROLLED AND NON-CONTROLLED PHARMACEUTICALS. THE PROGRAM REDUCES THE RISK OF ABUSE, ACCIDENTAL INGESTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. IN FY2025, OVER 1,000 POUNDS OF MEDICATIONS WERE COLLECTED. READING HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNCIL ON CHEMICAL ABUSE (COCA) AND BERKS TREATMENT ACCESS AND SERVICES CENTER, INC. (TASC), CONDUCTS A WARM HANDOFF PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE COLLABORATION PROVIDES CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS WHO STAFF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. THE SPECIALISTS CAN ARRANGE FOR IMMEDIATE ADMISSION FOR ALL LEVELS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT (WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT/DETOX, RESIDENTIAL/REHAB, MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT/MAT, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMS, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT), PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, OFFER NARCAN KITS TO INDIVIDUALS USING OPIOIDS, AND OPERATE A 24-HOUR DRUG AND ALCOHOL HOTLINE. READING HOSPITAL OFFERS A NUMBER OF FITNESS CLASSES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR MINIMAL COST. THE SESSIONS INCLUDE AQUATIC FITNESS, PWR PARKINSON'S WELLNESS RECOVERY, RISE UP & SHINE, TAI CHI. THESE PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HABITS AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL WELLNESS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THE MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE OFFERS GENETIC SCREENING AND COUNSELING TO PHYSICIAN-REFERRED AND SELF-REFERRED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE SERVICE INCREASES AWARENESS AND PREVENTION EFFORTS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF CANCER. READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CONSULTATION, AND INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP INTERVENTION SERVICES TO WYOMISSING SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SERVED. DURING FY2025, A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER WHO FACILITATES THE SERVICES CARRIED A CASELOAD OF 57 STUDENTS, CONDUCTED 10 SAP ASSESSMENTS, COMPLETED 10 SAP MEETINGS, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOOL'S AEVIDUM, A STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH CLUB. THE LCSW ALSO COORDINATED TRAININGS FOR 30 SCHOOL STAFF AND 162 STUDENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. READING HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER TO HOST BLOOD DRIVES FOR EMPLOYEES. DURING FY2025, 10 EVENTS WERE HELD. 250 UNITS OF BLOOD WERE COLLECTED WHICH HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP UPWARDS OF 750 PEOPLE. READING HOSPITAL STAFF REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL PIECE PER PERSON CHALLENGE BENEFITTING HELPING HARVEST FRESH FOOD BANK, WHICH PROVIDES NOURISHMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, MOBILE MARKETS, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING. THE INITIATIVE HELPS TO FILL OVER 5,000 WEEKENDER BAGS (ENOUGH FOR ONE MONTH OF DISTRIBUTIONS) WITH EACH BAG CONTAINING TWO BREAKFASTS, TWO LUNCHES, AND TWO SNACKS TO SUSTAIN READING SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. EACH YEAR, THE NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT PURCHASES AND DONATES TURKEYS TO THE SALVATION ARMY OF READING TO SUPPORT THEIR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MEAL DISTRIBUTION. IN FY2025, THE DEPARTMENT PURCHASED AND DONATED 500 TURKEYS WHICH HELPED TO FEED FAMILIES OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL STUFF THE BUS CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO LOCAL CLASSROOMS AND NURSES OFFICES. READING HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES FOR 112 CLASSROOMS AND 21 NURSES' OFFICES AT GLENSIDE, MILLMONT, AND TYSON-SCHOENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE READING SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONDUCTS A FREE HIV TESTING CLINIC AND STD SCREENINGS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DURING FY2025, 125 UNIQUE PERSONS WERE TESTED FOR HIV, AND 368 UNIQUE PERSONS WERE SCREENED FOR STDS. READING HOSPITAL STAFF LEAD A NUMBER OF SUPPORT GROUPS TO HELP PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING SUPPORT AS THEY NAVIGATE VARIOUS DISEASE DIAGNOSES. IN FY2025, THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT GROUPS HELD MEETINGS: APHASIA SUPPORT GROUP, CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, PARKINSON'S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP, SPINAL CORD INJURY SUPPORT GROUP, STROKE SUPPORT GROUP, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP. READING HOSPITAL REHABILITATION AT WYOMISSING HOSTED ITS ANNUAL GOLF CLINIC CALLED FIRST SWING/LEARN TO GOLF, WHICH IS FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH A DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING THE EVENT TO LEARN ABOUT AND TRY OUT ADAPTIVE GOLF EQUIPMENT, MAKING THE GAME MORE INCLUSIVE. READING HOSPITAL'S CULTURE & BELONGING COUNCIL, MADE UP OF BOTH CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL TEAM MEMBER
- EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: REVENUE EXPENSE RADIOLOGY 210,005,416 32,550,973 REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY 50,758,394 34,259,126 TRAUMA CENTER 4,035,139 3,114,620 PHARMACY 47,369,183 42,066,979 ANCILLIARY 134,793,430 99,016,302 READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON- DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY.
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 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 June 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 1936.
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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