Meritus Medical Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $721.3 million
- Spending
- $686.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 4,278
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $1.7 million, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 50% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 257 of 10 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 June 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)
- $583.2 million spent. MMC IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND AND SERVES THE RESIDENTS OF WESTERN MARYLAND, SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. DURING FY25, MMC'S PATIENT DAYS TOTALED 79,111, ADMISSIONS TOTALED 17,987, ER VISITS TOTALED 68,970, AND APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILLION LABORATORY PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 17,490 HOME HEALTH, 96,631 OUTPATIENT REHAB, 13,168 OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND 25,117 CANCER CENTER VISITS. MMC'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICES COMPLETED 164,906 PRIMARY CARE, 283,975 SPECIALTY CARE, AND 51,360 URGENT CARE VISITS. THE MMC STRATEGIC PLAN HAS BOLD GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED BY 2030. UTILIZING THE QUADRUPLE AIM FRAMEWORK, THE 2030 BOLD GOALS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING PILLARS OF SUCCESS: IMPROVE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, IMPROVE HEALTHCARE, HAVE JOY AT WORK, PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE THAT IS AFFORDABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. LISTED BELOW ARE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER EACH PILLAR. HEALTH -OVER 177,000 POUNDS LOST AND OVER 8,200 REGISTERED USERS AND 96 BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. -$100K OF FOOD SUPPORT ANNUALLY. -MERITUS TRANSPORTATION OVER 17,000 FREE RIDES. -ADDED URGENT CARE AND AFTER HOURS PEDIATRIC CARE AT VALLEY MALL AND EXPANDED CASCADE FAMILY PRACTICE TO 5 DAYS A WEEK. -DISTRIBUTED $100K OF FOOD THROUGH CARE TO SHARE PROGRAM. HEALTHCARE -MIEMMS CERTIFICATION ACHIEVEMENT IN SURGICAL SERVICES. -OPENED AN ACCREDITED SPECIALTY PHARMACY. -ADDED TRAUMA BLOCK TIME IN OR FOR EMERGENCIES. JOY AT WORK -INCREASED NET PROMOTER SCORE TO 25%. -DECREASED VACANCY RATE. -MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE. AFFORDABILITY -$2.3M SAVINGS IN SUPPLIES. -MOST EFFICIENT HOSPITAL IN THE STATE OF MD. -MHAC REWARD FOR PERFORMANCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 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 June 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 February 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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