Great Plains of Cheyenne Co Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO OPERATE HOSPITAL FACILITIES FOR THE DELIVERY OF HOSPITAL AND RELATED HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH RELATED EDUCATION, AS WELL AS THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, CREED, COLOR, SEX OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.
- Income
- $22.3 million
- Spending
- $22.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 111
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $571,109, physician
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: 58 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% 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 256 of 7 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)
- $20.5 million spent. CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (CCH) IS A CRITICAL ACCESS, LEVEL IV TRAUMA, 16 BED HOSPITAL PROVIDING EMERGENCY, ACUTE AND SWING BED CARE TO CHEYENNE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS; IT EMPLOYS TWO FULL TIME PHYSICIANS, THREE NURSE PRACTITIONERS (APRN'S), ONE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA-C), 28 REGISTERED NURSES (RN/FT/PT/PRN), A CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS (CRNA), AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL'S AIM IS TO PROVIDE SAFE, HIGH QUALITY, TEAM BASED HEALTHCARE TO CHEYENNE COUNTY, KANSAS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. CCH IS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL SERVING A FRONTIER AREA POPULATION (POPULATION DENSITY OF 2.70) AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA SINCE 2005. WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF CARE INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE IN TWO RURAL HEALTH CLINICS, INPATIENT CARE (INCLUDING ACUTE CARE), OBSERVATION, SWING BED, INTERMEDIATE SWING BED SERVICES AND OBSTETRICS. IN ADDITION WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND HAVE GENERAL SURGERY PERFORMED ONSITE. WE PROVIDE 24/7 COVERAGE OF AN EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS STAFFED WITH OUR OWN PROVIDERS. CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL'S MOST EXPENSIVE ENTITIES IN 2024 INCLUDED OUR PHARMACY WITH $4,864,942 TOTAL EXPENSES. OF THIS, $3,865,094 WAS 340B EXPENSES. OUR NURSING DEPARTMENT WITH $2,159,378 IN EXPENSES, WHICH INCLUDES $668K FOR CONTRACT NURSES. THE RURAL HEALTH CLINIC WITH $1,852,699 IN EXPENSES WHICH INCLUDES $48K FOR CONTRACT PROVIDERS TO COVER THE RHC. OUR SUCCESS BY WAY OF THESE CAPACITIES IS REFLECTED IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED, AS HIGHLIGHTED BELOW, AND THE INNOVATIVE WAYS WITH WHICH WE CONTINUE TO FIND NEW WAYS TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS. PHARMACY PHARMACY WAS THE LARGEST EXPENSE FOR 2024 WITH $4,864,942 TOTAL EXPENSES. OF THIS, $3,865,094 WAS 340B EXPENSES. NURSING: THE SECOND LARGEST EXPENSE BY DEPARTMENT FOR 2024 WAS NURSING. NOT ONLY IN SERVICE TO THE MORE THAN 192 ACUTE INPATIENTS, 72 SWING BED ADMISSIONS, AND 31 OBSTETRIC ADMISSIONS IN 2024, NURSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN OVERSEEING KEY FACILITY SERVICES SUCH AS HOSPITAL PHARMACY (WHICH INCLUDED THE COST SAVING 340B PROGRAM), INFECTION CONTROL, CASE MANAGEMENT, UTILIZATION REVIEW, EDUCATION AND OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES. NURSING WAS A KEY VOICE ON THE COUNTY'S RURAL HEALTHCARE TASK FORCE WHOSE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT WAS LEVERAGING FEDERAL AND PRIVATE GRANT DOLLARS TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM BY WHICH ROUTINE AND AFFORDABLE IN-HOME VISITS CAN BE EXTENDED TO CHEYENNE COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE NURSING DEPARTMENT STAFFED CCH'S 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM, PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE TO THE MORE THAN 934 PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE ER IN 2024 REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IN SUM, AS THE PRIMARY FRONT LINE STAFF FOR THE FACILITY, THE NURSING DEPARTMENT WAS ESSENTIAL TO CCH'S ABILITY TO EXTEND QUALITY CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 2,700 RESIDENTS OF CHEYENNE COUNTY. RURAL HEALTH CLINIC: OUR RURAL HEALTH CLINIC (RHC) IS DESIGNATED AS A SAFETY NET CLINIC BY THE STATE OF KANSAS. THE CLINIC SERVED 8,367 PATIENT VISITS IN 2024, FOCUSING ON ACTIVITIES CONCERNED WITH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COMMON MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING. CARE IS DELIVERED BY PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PRESENT FOR SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. EXPENSE IS OFTEN A BARRIER TO CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THAT REASON THE RURAL HEALTH CLINIC REMAINS RESPONSIVE TO A POPULATION OFTEN WITH FIXED INCOMES. IN 2024, THE RHC WAS AWARDED A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC GRANT OF $101,539. THIS CRITICAL FUNDING ASSISTED THE CLINIC IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO QUALITY, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE, REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR OUR COUNTY'S UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR PATIENTS THAT COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD MEDICATION. AS EVIDENCE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO OUR PATIENT BASE, IN JUNE OF 2015 THE CCH RURAL HEALTH CLINIC ACHIEVED A LEVEL III CERTIFICATION AS A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) FROM THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE. UNQUESTIONABLY, THIS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SPEAKS TO THE COMMITMENT OF OUR PROVIDERS AND STAFF TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING MEDICAL ATTENTION TO OUR PATIENTS AND THE SIGNIFICANT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS INDUCED BY THE ENDEAVOR IS EVIDENCE OF THE CLINIC'S COMMITMENT TO OVERCOMING TRADITIONAL RURAL HEALTHCARE BARRIERS.
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 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 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 December 2000.
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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