Defiance Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADER IN PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS AND EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CUSTOMERS
- Income
- $103.9 million
- Spending
- $69.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 441
- Volunteers
- 119
- 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
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 33% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% 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 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 18 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)
- $53.4 million spent. DEFIANCE HOSPITAL, INC. (D/B/A PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL 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. PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (DRH) IS A 25-BED, CRITICAL ACCESS, GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN DEFIANCE, OHIO THAT INCLUDES A 10-BED, DISTINCT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT. THE 200,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE OHIO COUNTIES OF DEFIANCE, PAULDING, HENRY, FULTON, PUTNAM, AND WILLIAMS. IN 2024, DRH RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD FROM HEALTHGRADES FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE AND ENSURING POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR PATIENTS. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR MATERNITY CARE 2024 PROGRAM. THE CHARTIS CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH, THE AWARD HONORS TOP QUARTILE PERFORMANCE AMONG RURAL HOSPITALS IN PATIENT PERSPECTIVE.DRH OFFERS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S IDENTIFIED HEALTHCARE NEEDS, INCLUDING FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY CENTER AND LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER, SURGICAL SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, THE COPING CENTER FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS, WOMEN'S SERVICES, AND A SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER. AS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS, DRH ALSO OFFERS AN EXPANDED VISITING PHYSICIAN CLINIC INCLUDING UROLOGY AND OTHER SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES. A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS INCLUDES FIVE CLINICAL SUITES FOR SPECIALTIES SUCH AS ORTHOPAEDICS, REHABILITATION SERVICES, OPHTHALMOLOGY, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS.AS A COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL, DRH HOSTS VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, INCLUDING MEDICATION DISPOSAL, HEALTH SCREENINGS, ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY, AND MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CLASSES. DRH IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND HAS EARNED IN ACUTE CARE, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, CARDIAC SURGERY, CT SCANNER, EAR/NOSE/THROAT SURGERY, EEG/EKG/EMG LAB, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, LABOR & DELIVERY, MRI, MAMMOGRAPHY, MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT, MEDICAL ICU, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, OUTPATIENT CLINICS, PSYCHIATRIC UNIT, SLEEP LAB, AND VASCULAR SURGERY. DRH'S CHARGE IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOM WE SERVE THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND QUALITY CARE. AS PART OF PROMEDICA'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS, DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL IS AN ACTIVE PARTNER OF THE PROMOTING OVERALL WELLNESS AND EMPOWERING RESIDENTS (POWER)DEFIANCE COALITION. THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONDUCTING OF THE COUNTY HEALTH ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IN 2024, DRH SERVED 1,602 INPATIENTS AND 94,160 OUTPATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 12,695 INDIVIDUALS SOUGHT EMERGENCY CARE AT DRH. THE HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTED $13,155,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2024 THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED, MEANS-TESTED HEALTH CARE . THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS, DRH CONTRIBUTED $731,000 TO THE COMMUNITY DURING 2024 . INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT ARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS: COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH NUMEROUS HEALTH PROMOTIONS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS; TOBACCO AND NICOTINE CESSATION EDUCATION, HEART DISEASE AND BLOOD PRESSURE SELF-MONITORING, MEALS AT DISCHARGE FOR PATIENTS SCREENING POSITIVE FOR FOOD INSECURITY, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AWARENESS, EDUCATION ON FALL AND INJURY PREVENTION, SAFE SLEEP AND MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY. DRH ALSO PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT 2024, OF WHICH $3,851,000 REPRESENTED UNCOMPENSATED AMOUNTS FOR TREATMENT OF 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. DRH'S COST OF BAD DEBT FOR 2024 WAS $5,214,000 . THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNT OF $13,155,000 NOTED ABOVE. FURTHER, DRH PROVIDED $1,236,000 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH COSTS - NOT REIMBURSED BY THE GOVERNMENT - FOR TREATING MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED PATIENTS. DURING 2024, DRH EXPENDED $23,393,000 IN TOTAL PAYROLL , PROVIDING 262 FULL-TIME JOBS . A TOTAL OF $1,425,000 WAS WITHHELD FROM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES . IN SUMMARY, DRH 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 OUTREACH 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 1955.
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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