Tower Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF TOWER HEALTH IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. TOWER HEALTH (PARENT) IS A NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CHARITABLE COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES IN THE GREATER BERKS, MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER AREAS THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARIES (SEE FORM 990, SCHEDULE R). SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL, AND POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL, THE TWO OF WHICH ARE HELD IN SINGLE MEMBER LLCS THAT TOWER HEALTH IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF. AS A RESULT, THESE ARE TREATED AS DISREGARDED ENTITIES AND ALL OF THEIR INCOME AND ACTIVITIES ARE REPORTED ON TOWER HEALTH'S FORM 990. AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, TOWER HEALTH ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REALM THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF
- Income
- $502.4 million
- Spending
- $500.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 78%
- Employees
- 2,765
- Volunteers
- 133
- Highest pay
- $1.6 million, pres/ceo 2/2
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: 44 out of 100. Higher than 21% 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
2 of 20It owes 97% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% 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 259 of 10 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)
- $81.1 million spent. ER/NURSING INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT PROGRAM: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY "24/7/365" REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ANCILLARY SERVICES, FROM SURGEONS TO ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL HAS "24/7/365" ON-CALL CONSULTANTS FOR PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CASES THROUGH ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN. LOCAL EMS PROVIDERS RELY ON PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL FOR ON-GOING MEDICAL EDUCATION. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY25 WERE 24,794. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS INCLUDE MEDICAL SURGICAL, TELEMETRY AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, LABOR AND DELIVERY, REHABILITATION, NURSERY AND NICU. THEY PROVIDE INPATIENT ACUTE SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT SUCH AS LABORATORY, PHARMACY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND RADIOLOGY. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS FOR FY25 WERE 36,602. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES 24/7/365 TO THE COMMUNITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVES PATIENTS FROM BERKS, MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER COUNTIES. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS THE SECOND BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THERE IS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF SPECIALTY SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE LOCAL AND/OR TERTIARY LEVEL WITH OUR SYSTEM HOSPITAL IN READING. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY25 WERE 27,824. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS INCLUDE MEDICAL SURGICAL, TELEMETRY AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. THEY PROVIDE INPATIENT ACUTE SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT SUCH AS LABORATORY, PHARMACY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND RADIOLOGY. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS FOR FY25 WERE 33,052. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT AT POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL PROVIDES 24/7/365 SUPERVISION, TREATMENT, STABILIZATION AND PLACEMENT FOR ADULTS AND GERIATRIC ADULTS COPING WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES, FOCUSING ON RETURNING THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING POSSIBLE. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS FOR FY25 WERE 7,264. ER/NURSING INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT PROGRAM: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY "24/7/365" REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ANCILLARY SERVICES, FROM SURGEONS TO ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL HAS "24/7/365" ON-CALL CONSULTANTS FOR PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CASES THROUGH ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN. LOCAL EMS PROVIDERS RELY ON PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL FOR ON-GOING MEDICAL EDUCATION. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY25 WERE 24,794. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS INCLUDE MEDICAL SURGICAL, TELEMETRY AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, LABOR AND DELIVERY, REHABILITATION, NURSERY AND NICU. THEY PROVIDE INPATIENT ACUTE SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT SUCH AS LABORATORY, PHARMACY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND RADIOLOGY. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS FOR FY25 WERE 36,602. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES 24/7/365 TO THE COMMUNITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVES PATIENTS FROM BERKS, MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER COUNTIES. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS THE SECOND BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THERE IS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF SPECIALTY SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE LOCAL AND/OR TERTIARY LEVEL WITH OUR SYSTEM HOSPITAL IN READING. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR FY25 WERE 27,824. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS INCLUDE MEDICAL SURGICAL, TELEMETRY AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. THEY PROVIDE INPATIENT ACUTE SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT SUCH AS LABORATORY, PHARMACY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND RADIOLOGY. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS FOR FY25 WERE 33,052. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT AT POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL PROVIDES 24/7/365 SUPERVISION, TREATMENT, STABILIZATION AND PLACEMENT FOR ADULTS AND GERIATRIC ADULTS COPING WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES, FOCUSING ON RETURNING THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING POSSIBLE. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS FOR FY25 WERE 7,264.
- $55.2 million spent. OPERATING ROOM SERVICES: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL'S SURGICAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SURGICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: CARIOLOGY, CARDIO, THORACIS, ENT, ORTHOPEDICS, GYNECOLOGY, OBSTETRICS, UROLOGY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLASTIC, PODIATRY, NEURO AND GENERAL SURGERY. THE ROBOTICS SURGERY PROGRAM RECEIVED THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ACCREDITATION IN 2023. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 9,404. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL'S SURGICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENT, URGENT AND ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO THE COMMUNITY ON AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS. EMERGENCY CASES CAN BE DONE 24/7/365 AND PATIENTS NEEDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO TERTIARY CENTERS IN THE AREA. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL OFFERS, ORTHOPEDIC, VASCULAR, SPINE, ENT, MAXOFACIAL, PLASTIC, OB/GYN, OPHTHALMOLOGIC, UROLOGIC, PODIATRIC AND GENERAL SURGERY. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 4,842. OPERATING ROOM SERVICES: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL'S SURGICAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SURGICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: CARIOLOGY, CARDIO, THORACIS, ENT, ORTHOPEDICS, GYNECOLOGY, OBSTETRICS, UROLOGY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLASTIC, PODIATRY, NEURO AND GENERAL SURGERY. THE ROBOTICS SURGERY PROGRAM RECEIVED THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ACCREDITATION IN 2023. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 9,404. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL'S SURGICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENT, URGENT AND ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO THE COMMUNITY ON AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS. EMERGENCY CASES CAN BE DONE 24/7/365 AND PATIENTS NEEDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO TERTIARY CENTERS IN THE AREA. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL OFFERS, ORTHOPEDIC, VASCULAR, SPINE, ENT, MAXOFACIAL, PLASTIC, OB/GYN, OPHTHALMOLOGIC, UROLOGIC, PODIATRIC AND GENERAL SURGERY. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 4,842.
- $22.3 million spent. RADIOLOGY/IMAGING PROGRAM: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES IMAGING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING IN TWO LOCATIONS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PET/CT SCANS, ULTRASOUNDS, CT SCANS, MRIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND MAMMOGRAMS. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 87,789. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES IMAGING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING IN TWO LOCATIONS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PET/CT SCANS, ULTRASOUNDS, CT SCANS, MRIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND MAMMOGRAMS. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 87,014. RADIOLOGY/IMAGING PROGRAM: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES IMAGING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING IN TWO LOCATIONS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PET/CT SCANS, ULTRASOUNDS, CT SCANS, MRIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND MAMMOGRAMS. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 87,789. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES IMAGING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING IN TWO LOCATIONS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PET/CT SCANS, ULTRASOUNDS, CT SCANS, MRIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND MAMMOGRAMS. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 87,014.
- $248.5 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY PATIENTS AND DIALYSIS PATIENTS. CANCER CENTER PATIENTS RECEIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES BASED ON THEIR TREATMENT PLAN. CARDIO-PULMONARY PATIENTS UTILIZE THE 1ST FLOOR REHABILITATION GYM FOR PRESCRIBED AND MONITORED OUTPATIENT EXERCISE. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 352,928. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE CHARITY SERVICES TO OUR SERVICE AREA WHO MEET OUR CHARITY POLICY GUIDELINES. TARGETED THERAPIES IN OUR RECENTLY RENOVATED INFUSION SUITE SELECTIVELY AFFECT ONLY THE CELLS RELATED TO A PARTICULAR CANCER, CAUSING LESS DAMAGE AND FEWER SIDE EFFECTS TO SURROUNDING NON-CANCEROUS CELLS AND BODY SYSTEMS THAN TRADITIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH THE CANCER TRIAL SUPPORT UNIT (CTSU). TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 9,026 PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL PROVIDES PHARMACY SUPPORT TO ALL INPATIENTS AND CANCER CENTER PATIENTS WITH THEIR PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, WOUND CARE AND PT/OT/SPEECH THERAPY PATIENTS. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY24 WERE 424,139. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND INFUSION SERVICES TO ONCOLOGY PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER OFFERS A ROBUST SERVICE LINE INCLUSIVE OF MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY WITH RAPID ARC TECHNOLOGY WITH LINEAR ACCELERATOR AND CYBERKNIFE CAPABILITIES. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER IS A FIVE-TIME RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COUNCIL ON CANCER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THERE ARE ONLY 4 CANCER CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED THIS DISTINCTION. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH THE CANCER TRIALS SUPPORT UNIT (CTSU). TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 19,199. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL PROVIDES PHARMACY SUPPORT TO ALL INPATIENTS AND CANCER CENTER PATIENTS WITH THEIR PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS. TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE: TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE LOCATIONS ARE LOCATED IN BERKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY. WE SPECIALIZE IN TREATING NON-LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND INJURIES. WE PROVIDE COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS FOR SCHOOL, CAMP, SPORTS, AND PRE- EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DRIVER EXAMS FROM OUR LICENSED, CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINERS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AS A PREFERRED PROVIDER FOR MANY EMPLOYERS, WE ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NEEDS INCLUDING IMMUNIZATIONS, SCREENINGS, DOT AND CDL PHYSICALS. TELEMEDICINE HAS BECOME WIDELY ACCEPTED WITH THE ADVANCES IN REMOTE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE FACILITIES ACHIEVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE URGENT CARE ASSOCIATION (UCA), WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DISTINCTION FOR URGENT CARE CENTERS. THIS RECOGNITION WAS EARNED AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED ONSITE VISITS AND VIRTUAL SURVEYS WITH STAFF MEMBERS BY UCA ACCREDITATION SURVEYORS. THIS ACCREDITATION ENSURES ALL TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE LOCATIONS HAVE MET ALL UCA'S STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, SAFETY, AND SCOPE OF SERVICES. TOWER HEALTH PROVIDERS: TOWER HEALTH PROVIDERS (THP) WAS FORMED TO DEVELOP A PHYSICIAN NETWORK TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH TOWER HEALTH TO IMPLEMENT A CLINICAL INTEGRATION PROGRAM. CLINICAL INTEGRATION IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND MODIFY PRACTICE PATTERNS BY THE NETWORK'S PHYSICIAN PARTICIPANTS AND CREATE A HIGH DEGREE OF INTERDEPENDENCE AND COOPERATION AMONG THE PHYSICIANS TO CONTROL COSTS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE NETWORK'S PHYSICIAN PARTICIPANTS AND THE ENTIRE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY SERVED. TOWER HEALTH PROVIDERS (THP) IS AN EXTENSIVE, HIGH-VALUE NETWORK OF PROVIDERS FROM ALL SPECIALTIES SPREAD ACROSS A WIDE GEOGRAPHY. OUR ORGANIZATION ENSURES PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS ALIGN WITH EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE PRACTICES IN A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND COLLABORATION. THESE PRINCIPALS CONTINUE TO DRIVE HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION THROUGH IMPROVED QUALITY, COST EFFICACY, AND INCREASED PATIENT AND PROVIDER SATISFACTION. THP CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF NEW INCENTIVES AND ALTERNATE PAYMENT MODELS FOR PROVIDERS. BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST PROVIDERS WITH THE STRONGEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, THP IS HELPING PROVIDERS AND PRACTICES BENEFIT FROM THESE NEW ARRANGEMENTS. TOWERDIRECT: TOWERDIRECT IS A UNIFIED PATIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT SERVES BERKS COUNTY AND THE TOWER HEALTH SERVICE AREA. HAVING A UNIFIED AMBULANCE SERVICE SUPPORTS TOWER HEALTH'S GOAL OF PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH TIMELY AND HIGH-QUALITY CARE, WHILE DEVELOPING AN EMS PROGRAM THAT CAN GROW, INNOVATE, AND BETTER RESPOND TO THE EVER-CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT. TOWERDIRECT IS A MULTIFACETED EMS SOLUTION TO OUR PATIENTS, CO-WORKERS, AND COMMUNITIES. BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE: IMPROVED AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EMERGENCY, NON-EMERGENCY, CRITICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR COMMUNITIES WITHIN BERKS COUNTY AND THE TOWER HEALTH SERVICE AREA; THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE AND IMPROVE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; REAL-TIME ACCESS TO THE TOWER HEALTH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS TO MEASURE AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES; BETTER ACCESS TO PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES, IMPROVING THE TIMELINESS OF DISCHARGE FROM INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES; ENHANCED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE INITIATION AND TRANSITIONS IN CARE SETTINGS; AND THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE AND PATIENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS. T
- EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL: PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY PATIENTS AND DIALYSIS PATIENTS. CANCER CENTER PATIENTS RECEIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES BASED ON THEIR TREATMENT PLAN. CARDIO-PULMONARY PATIENTS UTILIZE THE 1ST FLOOR REHABILITATION GYM FOR PRESCRIBED AND MONITORED OUTPATIENT EXERCISE. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 352,928. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE CHARITY SERVICES TO OUR SERVICE AREA WHO MEET OUR CHARITY POLICY GUIDELINES. TARGETED THERAPIES IN OUR RECENTLY RENOVATED INFUSION SUITE SELECTIVELY AFFECT ONLY THE CELLS RELATED TO A PARTICULAR CANCER, CAUSING LESS DAMAGE AND FEWER SIDE EFFECTS TO SURROUNDING NON-CANCEROUS CELLS AND BODY SYSTEMS THAN TRADITIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS. PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH THE CANCER TRIAL SUPPORT UNIT (CTSU). TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 9,026 PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL PROVIDES PHARMACY SUPPORT TO ALL INPATIENTS AND CANCER CENTER PATIENTS WITH THEIR PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL: POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, WOUND CARE AND PT/OT/SPEECH THERAPY PATIENTS. TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY24 WERE 424,139. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND INFUSION SERVICES TO ONCOLOGY PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER OFFERS A ROBUST SERVICE LINE INCLUSIVE OF MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY WITH RAPID ARC TECHNOLOGY WITH LINEAR ACCELERATOR AND CYBERKNIFE CAPABILITIES. THE POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER IS A FIVE-TIME RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COUNCIL ON CANCER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THERE ARE ONLY 4 CANCER CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED THIS DISTINCTION. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH THE CANCER TRIALS SUPPORT UNIT (CTSU). TOTAL PROCEDURES FOR FY25 WERE 19,199. POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL PROVIDES PHARMACY SUPPORT TO ALL INPATIENTS AND CANCER CENTER PATIENTS WITH THEIR PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS. TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE: TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE LOCATIONS ARE LOCATED IN BERKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY. WE SPECIALIZE IN TREATING NON-LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND INJURIES. WE PROVIDE COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS FOR SCHOOL, CAMP, SPORTS, AND PRE- EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DRIVER EXAMS FROM OUR LICENSED, CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINERS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AS A PREFERRED PROVIDER FOR MANY EMPLOYERS, WE ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NEEDS INCLUDING IMMUNIZATIONS, SCREENINGS, DOT AND CDL PHYSICALS. TELEMEDICINE HAS BECOME WIDELY ACCEPTED WITH THE ADVANCES IN REMOTE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE FACILITIES ACHIEVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE URGENT CARE ASSOCIATION (UCA), WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DISTINCTION FOR URGENT CARE CENTERS. THIS RECOGNITION WAS EARNED AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED ONSITE VISITS AND VIRTUAL SURVEYS WITH STAFF MEMBERS BY UCA ACCREDITATION SURVEYORS. THIS ACCREDITATION ENSURES ALL TOWER HEALTH URGENT CARE LOCATIONS HAVE MET ALL UCA'S STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, SAFETY, AND SCOPE OF SERVICES. TOWER HEALTH PROVIDERS: TOWER HEALTH PROVIDERS (THP) WAS FORMED TO DEVELOP A PHYSICIAN NETWORK TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH TOWER HEALTH TO IMPLEMENT A CLINICAL INTEGRATION PROGRAM. CLINICAL INTEGRATION IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND MODIFY PRACTICE PATTERNS BY THE NETWORK'S PHYSICIAN PARTICIPANTS AND CREATE A HIGH DEGREE OF INTERDEPENDENCE AND COOPERATION AMONG THE PHYSICIANS TO CONTROL COSTS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE NETWORK'S PHYSICIAN PARTICIPANTS AND THE ENTIRE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY SERVED. TOWER HEALTH PROVIDERS (THP) IS AN EXTENSIVE, HIGH-VALUE NETWORK OF PROVIDERS FROM ALL SPECIALTIES SPREAD ACROSS A WIDE GEOGRAPHY. OUR ORGANIZATION ENSURES PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS ALIGN WITH EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE PRACTICES IN A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND COLLABORATION. THESE PRINCIPALS CONTINUE TO DRIVE HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION THROUGH IMPROVED QUALITY, COST EFFICACY, AND INCREASED PATIENT AND PROVIDER SATISFACTION. THP CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF NEW INCENTIVES AND ALTERNATE PAYMENT MODELS FOR PROVIDERS. BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST PROVIDERS WITH THE STRONGEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, THP IS HELPING PROVIDERS AND PRACTICES BENEFIT FROM THESE NEW ARRANGEMENTS. TOWERDIRECT: TOWERDIRECT IS A UNIFIED PATIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT SERVES BERKS COUNTY AND THE TOWER HEALTH SERVICE AREA. HAVING A UNIFIED AMBULANCE SERVICE SUPPORTS TOWER HEALTH'S GOAL OF PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH TIMELY AND HIGH-QUALITY CARE, WHILE DEVELOPING AN EMS PROGRAM THAT CAN GROW, INNOVATE, AND BETTER RESPOND TO THE EVER-CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT. TOWERDIRECT IS A MULTIFACETED EMS SOLUTION TO OUR PATIENTS, CO-WORKERS, AND COMMUNITIES. BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE: IMPROVED AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EMERGENCY, NON-EMERGENCY, CRITICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR COMMUNITIES WITHIN BERKS COUNTY AND THE TOWER HEALTH SERVICE AREA; THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE AND IMPROVE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; REAL-TIME ACCESS TO THE TOWER HEALTH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS TO MEASURE AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES; BETTER ACCESS TO PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES, IMPROVING THE TIMELINESS OF DISCHARGE FROM INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES; ENHANCED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE INITIATION AND TRANSITIONS IN CARE SETTINGS; AND THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE AND PATIENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS. T
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 October 1997.
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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