Parkview Health System Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 99 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH AND INSPIRE YOUR WELL-BEING.
- Income
- $1.2 billion
- Spending
- $1.2 billion
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 9.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 7,009
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $3.7 million, director/ph chief executive officer
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: 61 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 99 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 24 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 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)
- $1.2 billion spent. PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING 22 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION. PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN MAY 1995 AND NOW SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS: PARKVIEW HOSPITAL, INC.; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LAGRANGE COUNTY, INC.; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE COUNTY, INC.; DEKALB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.; HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.; PARKVIEW WABASH HOSPITAL, INC.; WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.; PARK CENTER, INC.; COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND WELLNESS CENTERS; AS WELL AS 60 PERCENT OWNERSHIP IN THE JOINT VENTURE OF ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL AT PARKVIEW NORTH, LLC.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)THE ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL AT PARKVIEW NORTH, LLC IS THE FIRST SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IN NORTHEAST INDIANA DEVOTED SOLELY TO ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND POST-SURGERY PATIENT CARE. THIS 37-BED STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY INCLUDES AN INPATIENT UNIT, AN INPATIENT REHABILITATION GYM AND ORTHO NORTHEAST MEDICAL OFFICES. PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. OFFERS 50+ CLINICAL SPECIALTIES, AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF EXPERT PROVIDERS AND ACCESS TO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TYPICALLY ONLY FOUND AT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. EXAMPLES OF SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE A VERIFIED LEVEL II ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, A HEART INSTITUTE, AN ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT SERVICE CENTER, A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE AND CANCER INSTITUTE. TO SUPPORT THE SERVICES OFFERED BY PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., WE EMPLOY MORE THAN 16,000 FULL- AND PART-TIME CO-WORKERS. THIS INCLUDES PARKVIEW PHYSICIANS GROUP WHICH CONSISTS OF 1,116 PROVIDERS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 SPECIALTIES IN MORE THAN 200 LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO. OF THE 1,116 PROVIDERS, 600 ARE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PHYSICIANS WITH THE REMAINING 516 BEING ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS. THESE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE CARE TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES. IN 2024, 63 PHYSICIANS AND 82 ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS WERE RECRUITED, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO MEET LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS. PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. EMPLOYS FOUR FULL-TIME PHYSICIAN RECRUITERS AND ONE FULL-TIME SOURCING SPECIALIST WHOSE TIME IS DEVOTED SOLELY TO RECRUITING PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS. ALL PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY IS BASED ON A BOARD-APPROVED STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE OVERSIGHT OF THE COMPLIANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.IN SUPPORTING THE WORK OF PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., THE PARKVIEW MIRRO RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER, LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF PARKVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, PROVIDES WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION FOR PARKVIEW CO-WORKERS, PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN CUTTING-EDGE MEDICAL SIMULATION CLASSROOMS AND TRAINING LABORATORIES MODELED AFTER CURRENT OPERATING ROOMS, EXAM ROOMS, PATIENT ROOMS AND AMBULANCES. IN ADDITION TO HOSPITAL-RELATED INITIATIVES, THE PARKVIEW MIRRO RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER ENGAGES IN PROJECTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH ITS HEALTH SERVICES AND INFORMATICS RESEARCH TEAM.THE HEALTH SERVICES AND INFORMATICS RESEARCH (HSIR) TEAM IS COMPRISED OF INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTISTS, PROJECT MANAGERS AND USER-EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS. THIS TEAM WORKS ON A BROAD ARRAY OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH, PROGRAM EVALUATION, PILOT STUDIES, COMMUNITY SURVEY STUDIES AND USER-EXPERIENCE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE USABILITY OF HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES. SOME EXAMPLES OF THEIR PROJECTS AND FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, INNOVATIVE PRACTICE MODEL EVALUATION, SCREENING FOR AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASE. MOST OF THE TEAM'S WORK HAS RESULTED IN PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS, PRESENTATIONS AT TOP-TIER SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY. FINANCIAL POLICY:PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS COMMITTED TO MAKING HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR HEALTH STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY. WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEMS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE THE PARKVIEW CARE THEY EXPECT - NO MATTER WHAT BARRIERS THEY MIGHT FACE. PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES INCLUDE: 1) USING FAIR AND CONSISTENT BILLING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES, INCLUDING CHARITABLE CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND A STANDARD APPLICATION PROCESS; 2) PROVIDING EXTENDED PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS; AND 3) PROVIDING EMERGENCY CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.COMMUNITY BENEFIT: PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.'S COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND INSPIRING WELL-BEING EXTENDS BEYOND THE HOSPITAL WALLS AND THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO. THROUGH PARKVIEW'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT (CHI) PROGRAMS, EACH AFFILIATE HOSPITAL COLLABORATES WITH OTHERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HEALTH SYSTEM WHO SHARE PARKVIEW'S MISSION AND VALUES. FUNDED BY A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR NET OPERATING SURPLUS, EACH AFFILIATE HOSPITAL STRATEGICALLY REINVESTS DOLLARS INTO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS AS OUTLINED BY EACH HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENT TRIENNIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). BASED ON THE 2022 CHNA RESULTS, MENTAL HEALTH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SINGLE SHARED PRIORITY ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO MENTAL HEALTH, EACH AFFILIATE HOSPITAL SELECTED TWO OTHER HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS TO PRIORITIZE AND DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY OUTLINING HOW THEY PLAN TO ADDRESS EACH IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEED. PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL AT PARKVIEW NORTH, LLC. WERE AWARDED THE FOLLOWING ACCOLADES DURING 2024:- PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. RANKED NO. 7 OVERALL ON NEWSWEEK'S LIST OF THE TOP 200 MOST LOVED WORKPLACES NATIONWIDE- PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. WAS NAMED TO THE CHIME MOST WIRED LIST FOR THE 11T
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 January 1997.
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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