Columbus Community Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
- Income
- $184.7 million
- Spending
- $170.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 1,096
- Volunteers
- 295
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, president/ceo/secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 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 April 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 (1)
- $166.7 million spent. COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (CCH) IS A 50 BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WHICH CURRENTLY EMPLOYS OVER 800 PEOPLE. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT, POSITIVE ECONOMIC FORCE FOR THE COLUMBUS AREA, RETURNING DOLLARS INTO THE ECONOMY THROUGH LOCAL PURCHASES BY THE ORGANIZATION AND SALARIES THAT RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS AN ASSET FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHERE PATIENTS CAN OBTAIN QUALITY HEALTH CARE WITHOUT THE NEED TO DRIVE OVER 50 MILES FOR CARE. CCH OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT PROVIDE NECESSARY CARE FOR AREA RESIDENTS. BELOW IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SERVICES OFFERED BY COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. - ALL 50 BEDS OF THE HOSPITAL'S ACUTE CARE SERVICES ARE ALSO CERTIFIED AS SWING BEDS. - CCH PROVIDES CERTIFIED, DEDICATED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS TO ASSIST NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS. THE INTERPRETERS ARE AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE OR ON-CALL 24/7 AND SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE CARE PROVIDERS AND THE PATIENT. - THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES ICU, MEDICAL SURGICAL, OB AND ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES, ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF COMPLIMENTARY ANCILLARY SERVICES. THESE ANCILLARY SERVICES INCLUDE WOUND CARE, DIABETIC EDUCATION AND CARDIAC REHAB AND ALSO INCLUDE CLINICAL PHARMACY SERVICES. TO ENHANCE PATIENT SAFETY, CCH USES BAR-CODED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, SMART PUMPS AND COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY. - SO THAT AREA RESIDENTS CAN RECEIVE CARE CLOSE TO HOME, CCH OFFERS REHABILITATIVE SERVICES THAT INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY THERAPY PROGRAMS SUCH AS THRIVE CANCER REHABILITATION CARE, PARKINSON WELLNESS PROGRAM, ROCK STEADY BOXING, CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT TEAM, COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY CLINIC, A DRIVER'S REHABILITATION PROGRAM, VISUAL AND VESTIBULAR REHAB, AQUATIC THERAPY PROGRAM, AND PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION (MALE/FEMALE URINARY INCONTINENCE AND PELVIC PAIN) PROGRAM. THE HOSPITAL'S WIGGLES AND GIGGLES THERAPY FOR KIDS OFFERS PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH FOR CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM INFANTS TO ADOLESCENTS. IN NOVEMBER 2015, OUTPATIENT THERAPY SERVICES MOVED INTO FIRST FLOOR SPACE WITH GREATER ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AT THE NEW COLUMBUS WELLNESS CENTER AND NOW PATIENTS ARE INTEGRATED AND TRANSITIONED INTO MEDICAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS AFTER DISCHARGE SUCH AS THE PARKINSON'S EXERCISE GROUP, THE LOUD CROWD VOICE EXERCISE GROUP, TBI, & STROKE SUPPORT GROUP, SPINEFIT EXERCISE CLASSES, AI CHI EXERCISE CLASSES, AQUATIC EXERCISE CLASSES, AND TAI CHI FOR BETTER BALANCE CLASSES. - NURSES IN THE HOSPITAL'S SAME DAY SERVICES (SDS) DEPARTMENT PREPARE PATIENTS FOR SURGERY AND CARE FOR PATIENTS IN BOTH THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING. THE DEPARTMENT OVERSEES SEVERAL OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES, INCLUDING 90 TO 100 ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES EACH MONTH. SDS NURSES ALSO ADMINISTER BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND CHEMOTHERAPY INFUSIONS. - CCH OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED IMAGING SERVICES INCLUDING MRI, CT, DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUND. RADIOLOGISTS ARE ON CAMPUS AND/OR AVAILABLE 24/7. ALL IMAGES ARE DIGITAL, AND THE DICTATION USED BY RADIOLOGISTS IS VOICE RECOGNIZED AND BECOMES PART OF THE DIGITAL IMAGE. - THE HOSPITAL'S LABORATORY PERFORMS AN AVERAGE OF OVER 13,000 TESTS PER MONTH FOR BOTH INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS. - THE CCH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) EMPLOYS HIGHLY TRAINED EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, OFFERING 24/7 CARE. OTHER HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE ED INCLUDE RESPIRATORY CARE, SOCIAL WORK, LABORATORY, MEDICAL INTERPRETERS AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. IN MAY 2006, THE CCH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WAS DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER. THE MEDICAL STAFF AND PERSONNEL IN THE TRAUMA CENTER HAVE RECEIVED SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO RESUSCITATE AND STABILIZE TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE TRAUMA PROGRAM PROVIDES SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF TRAUMA CARE AND PARTICIPATES IN INJURY PREVENTION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. - CCH OPENED WOUND CARE SERVICES IN AUGUST 2008, OFFERING CLINIC HOURS ONE DAY PER WEEK. THE IDENTIFIED SERVICE AREA INCLUDES A 45-MILE RADIUS AROUND COLUMBUS. BY JANUARY 2009, A SECOND DAY WAS ADDED TO SUPPORT THE DEMAND. THE PROGRAM HAS EXCEEDED THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND AND PROVIDES A MUCH NEEDED SERVICE CLOSE TO HOME. THE CLINIC SEES ABOUT 100 PATIENTS PER MONTH FOR WOUND CARE. - FOR SERVICES LOCATED IN FACILITIES OFF-SITE, THE LARGER SERVICES ARE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE. HOME HEALTH PROVIDES SKILLED HEALTH SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AT THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE PROGRAM IS MEDICALLY DIRECTED AND MUST BE ORDERED BY THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. HOME HEALTH IS MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CERTIFIED AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOINT COMMISSION. SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN THE PROGRAM ARE: O SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS O INTRAVENOUS THERAPY O INSTRUCTING PATIENTS IN DIABETIC MANAGEMENT O NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENTS O HOME HEALTH AIDES O PERSONAL CARE SERVICES O OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH AND PHYSICAL THERAPIES - HOSPICE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO ARE NO LONGER RECEIVING CURATIVE TREATMENT AND WHOSE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS SIX MONTHS OR LESS. CARE IS PROVIDED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM WHICH CONSISTS OF THE PHYSICIAN, NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER, THERAPIST, HOME HEALTH AIDE, SPIRITUAL ADVISOR, VOLUNTEER AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. - OUR LOCAL HEALTHY FAMILY NEBRASKA PROGRAM (HFN) TARGETS YOUNG, PRIMARILY SINGLE, PREGNANT MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR VOLUNTARY HFN HOME VISITATION PROGRAM TARGETS THE MOST VULNERABLE YOUNG WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES BY OFFERING THEM INTENSE, IN-HOME EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. THIS HOME VISITING PROGRAM COVERS FAMILIES IN A FOUR COUNTY AREA. THE HFN REQUIRES EACH MOTHER/FAMILY TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING AN INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY PLAN. THIS STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH PROMOTES SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCES SELF-ESTEEM AND INDEPENDENCE FOR OUR YOUNG PARENTS THAT WILL HELP THEM MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AND BREAK OUT OF DESTRUCTIVE CYCLES. - THE CCH SLEEP LAB OFFERS COMPLETE POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC SLEEP TESTING BY TRAINED AND LICENSED SLEEP TECHNICIANS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIAGNOSING OBSTRUCTIVE/CENTRAL SL
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 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 November 6, 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 April 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 April 1972.
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 November 4, 2026.
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