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Suburban Hospital Incorporated

EIN 52-0610545 · Baltimore, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood86 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SUBURBAN HOSPITAL WILL DELIVER SUPERIOR HEALTHCARE ENHANCED BY TECHNOLOGY, WELLNESS EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. MISSION: IMPROVING HEALTH WITH SKILL AND COMPASSION.

Income
$427.7 million
Spending
$419.5 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
8.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 94%
Employees
2,499
Volunteers
18
Highest pay
$2.9 million, trustee, corporate vice chair

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: 86 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 25% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 20 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $49.0 million spent. SURGICAL PATIENT SERVICES:SUBURBAN HOSPITAL OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES, INCLUDING SPINE, NEUROSURGERY AND JOINT REPLACEMENT, WITH THE JOINT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM SERVING OVER 2,800 PATIENTS ANNUALLY. WITH THE DAVINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM, UROLOGIC, GYNECOLOGIC AND THORACIC PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY CERTIFIED TRAUMA CENTER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER TREATS 3,000 MAJOR TRAUMA CASES ANNUALLY AND HAS AN ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMATOLOGIST ON STAFF. THE FOLLOWING SPECIALISTS ARE ON CALL FOR EMERGENCIES: TRAUMA SURGEONS, NEUROSURGEONS, UROLOGISTS, ENT, OB/GYN, AND CARDIOLOGISTS. DURING 2024, SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ADMITTED 3,500+ SURGICAL INPATIENTS AND 14,400+ OPERATING ROOM CASES WERE PERFORMED.
  2. $156.6 million spent. MEDICAL PATIENT SERVICES:SUBURBAN HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE FOR A COMPLETE RANGE OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSES. THE HOSPITAL IS A JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER FEATURING A DEDICATED NIH STROKE TEAM, WHICH PROVIDES RAPID DIAGNOSIS AND CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENT OF STROKES. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES A CANCER CARE PROGRAM, WHICH IS ACCREDITED WITH COMMENDATION BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM SERVICES PATIENTS WITH ALL DIAGNOSES AND OFFERS CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND PERSONALIZED CARE. IN 2025, SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ADMITTED APPROXIMATELY 9,300 MEDICAL PATIENTS. SUBURBAN IS ALSO HOME TO BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS AN ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER, OFFERING DAY TREATMENT PROGRAMS TO ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. SUBURBAN OPERATES A FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, TREATING MORE THAN 56,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE SHAW FAMILY PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CENTER EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
  3. $88.3 million spent. CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENT SERVICES:SUBURBAN HOSPITAL'S SPECIALIZED CENTER FOR CARDIAC CARE, ANCHORED BY THE NIH HEART CENTER, BRINGS THE CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE OF TWO RENOWNED MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS TO A COMMUNITY-BASED CARDIAC PROGRAM. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE, SUBURBAN HOSPITAL PROVIDES PATIENTS EASY ACCESS TO ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR TREATMENTS AVAILABLE IN VERY FEW MEDICAL CENTERS. IN ADDITION TO STATE-OF-THE-ART CARDIAC SURGERY AND ANGIOPLASTY, THE NIH HEART CENTER AT SUBURBAN HOSPITAL COMPLEMENTS A BROAD RANGE OF EXISTING CARDIAC PROGRAMS AT SUBURBAN HOSPITAL - FROM EMERGENCY CARE TO CARDIAC DIAGNOSTICS AND REHABILITATION.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1945.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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