Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
- Income
- $94.8 million
- Spending
- $77.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- -0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 415
- Volunteers
- 104
- Highest pay
- $3.1 million, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 61% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $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
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 December 31, 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 (1)
- $59.0 million spent. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (D/B/A PROMEDICA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) IS A MEMBER OF PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (PROMEDICA), A MISSION-BASED, LOCALLY OWNED, NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION HIGHLY FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING CORE VALUES. HEADQUARTERED IN TOLEDO, OHIO, PROMEDICA SERVES 28 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH SYSTEMS. OUR STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES HAS ENABLED US TO WISELY INVEST IN PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND FAMILY-ORIENTED FACILITIES THAT HELP TO ENSURE PATIENTS AND AREA RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SAFE CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING, REGARDLESS OF PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. A 43-BED HOSPITAL IN FREMONT, OHIO, PROMEDICA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (MH) PROVIDES EXTENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES SUCH AS EMERGENCY MEDICINE; SURGICAL SERVICES; OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL REHABILITATION; HEART, VASCULAR AND PULMONARY CARE; LABOR AND DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; A WOUND CARE CLINIC, AND A FULL RANGE OF LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. THE DOROTHY L. KERN CANCER CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF MH, EXPANDS CANCER CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE FREMONT, OHIO, AREA. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS OUTPATIENT RADIATION, CHEMOTHERAPY, AND INFUSION SERVICES AS WELL AS COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES SUCH AS GENETIC TESTING AND COUNSELING, HEALING CARE, AND SURVIVORSHIP CARE PLANNING. MH ALSO IS A DESIGNATED LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. MH EARNED THE STROKE GOLD PLUS RECOGNITION FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES PROGRAM. THIS RECOGNITION SHOWS THE HOSPITAL HOLDS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TREATMENT GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES. MH EARNED AN "A" HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE FROM THE THE LEAPFROG. MH ALSO WAS RECOGNIZED BY CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) WITH A THREE STAR RATING FOR OUTCOMES IN MORTALITY, SAFETY, READMISSIONS, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AND TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE CARE. IN 2024, MH SERVED 1,401 INPATIENTS AND 100,270 OUTPATIENTS. FURTHER, 20,566 INDIVIDUALS SOUGHT EMERGENCY CARE AT MH. THE HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTED $14,534,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES, AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED, MEANS-TESTED HEALTH CARE. THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS, HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, RESEARCH, AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, MH CONTRIBUTED $1,273,000 TO THE COMMUNITY DURING 2024. INCLUDED IN THIS FIGURE ARE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS SUCH AS: USE APPROVED AND FUNDED RESOURCES FROM SUSAN G. KOMEN TO PROVIDE BREAST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAMS. PROVIDING CARE PACKAGES AND HOMEMADE COOKIES FROM NUTRITION SERVICES TO PATIENTS RECEIVING CARE THROUGH HOSPICE, HOME HEALTH, DIALYSIS, MOBILE MEALS, THE CANCER CENTER, AND PAIN CLINIC AS WELL AS SEVERAL SENIOR HOUSING COMMUNITIES. COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EDUCATION ABOUT COOKING HEALTHY RECIPES AND HEALTHY AFTER SCHOOL SNACKS.MH PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DURING 2024, OF WHICH $4,377,000 REPRESENTED UNCOMPENSATED AMOUNTS FOR TREATMENT TO THOSE PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTS THE COST TO PROVIDE SERVICE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COSTS FOR ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF TO BAD DEBT FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR BILLS. MH COST OF BAD DEBT FOR 2024 WAS $4,307,000. THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNT OF $14,534,000 NOTED ABOVE.FURTHERMORE, MH PROVIDED $2,382,000 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH COSTS - NOT REIMBURSED BY THE GOVERNMENT - FOR TREATING MEDICAID PATIENTS. MH EXPENDED $12,194,000 IN NET PAYROLL, PROVIDING 274 FULL TIME JOBS IN NORTHWEST OHIO IN 2024. A TOTAL OF $1,475,000 WAS WITHHELD FROM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. IN SUMMARY, MH DEMONSTRATES PROMEDICA'S MISSION AND CORE VALUES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR AGE. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE THESE HEALTHCARE SERVICES; RECRUIT AND TRAIN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE THE BROADER COMMUNITY; PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OFFER SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE KEY SERVICES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS; AND PRESENT FREE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP ENSURE ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO CARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 December 2024.
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 September 1937.
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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