Howard County General Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION: JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, A MEMBER OF JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE, STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, SERVICE EXCELLENCE, DIVERSITY AND A COMMITMENT TO PATIENT SAFETY. ITS VISION IS TO BE THE PREMIER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN MARYLAND.
- Income
- $363.4 million
- Spending
- $352.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 2,494
- Volunteers
- 193
- 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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% 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 2519 of 21 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 (3)
- $110.2 million spent. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND SURGERYPURPOSE: JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, OFFERS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES FOR ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. A LIST OF SOME OF THE MORE COMMON TYPES OF SURGERY PERFORMED AT JHHCMC INCLUDE: COLORECTAL SURGERY, ENDOSCOPY, GENERAL SURGERY, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, NEUROSURGERY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORAL SURGERY AND DENTISTRY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY, PODIATRY, UROLOGY, VASCULAR SURGERY. JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER'S INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED 16-BED UNIT DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF ADULT PATIENTS REQUIRING INTENSIVE MONITORING AND PATIENT CARE SERVICES INVOLVING CARDIAC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE. STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND TECHNICIANS, THE UNIT FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A COMPUTERIZED MONITORING SYSTEM. MEDICATIONS ARE ADMINISTERED USING A COMPUTERIZED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD WITH BARCODE SCANNING FOR PATIENT SAFETY. THE UNIT IS DESIGNED SO THAT EVERY BED IS CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE NURSING STATION.JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER HAS A PROGRAM FOR TOTAL KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT PATIENTS CALLED THE JOINT ACADEMY. IT APPROACHES THE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGICAL EXPERIENCE IN A WHOLE NEW WAY, CREATING A PARTNERSHIP AMONG THE PATIENT, DOCTOR AND HOSPITAL. BECAUSE AN INFORMED PATIENT CAN MORE FULLY PARTICIPATE IN HIS OR HER OWN CARE AND RECOVERY, WE FOCUS ON ENGAGING AND EDUCATING OUR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS FROM ADMISSION TO POST-DISCHARGE.THE HEALTH CARE AND SURGERY CENTER (HCSC) IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE HCSC IS THE PRIMARY LOCATION FOR OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES AND ADDITIONAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI). THE HCSC OCCUPIES THE ENTIRE LOWER LEVEL OF THE ADJACENT BUILDING AND CONSISTS OF SIX OPERATING ROOMS, ONE MINOR PROCEDURE ROOM, A UROLOGY SUITE, AND A POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT. SPACE AND PROGRAMS HAVE ALSO BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- $42.8 million spent. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTPURPOSE: OUR 36-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) IS STAFFED 24-HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK BY BOARD-CERTIFIED JOHNS HOPKINS EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS. THE 24,000 SQUARE FOOT UNIT EXPANSION PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPREHENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND URGENT CARE TO THE CITIZENS OF HOWARD COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, A REGISTERED NURSE ASSESSES EVERY PATIENT TO DETERMINE TREATMENT PRIORITY NEEDS. DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S NEEDS, TREATMENT WILL BE PROVIDED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS: MAIN EMERGENCY ROOM, URGENT CARE, PEDIATRIC ED/CHILDREN'S CARE CENTER, CHEST PAIN/SHORT STAY UNIT, OR PSYCHIATRIC UNIT.
- $31.1 million spent. LABOR & DELIVERY/NURSERY/NICUPURPOSE: TO ACCOMMODATE THE MORE THAN 2,700 BABIES BORN IN THE HOSPITAL'S LABOR/DELIVERY/RECOVERY (LDR) UNIT EACH YEAR, JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS 12 ATTRACTIVELY DECORATED BIRTHING ROOMS. MOTHER AND BABY CAN REMAIN IN THIS PRIVATE, COMFORTABLE ROOM THROUGHOUT LABOR, DELIVERY AND RECOVERY WITH THE SECURITY OF THE HOSPITAL'S ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAY REQUIRE A TEMPORARY SEPARATION OF MOTHER AND BABY.WHILE THE MAJORITY OF NEWBORN INFANTS ARE BORN HEALTHY, MORE INTENSE MONITORING AND CARE ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARY. THE HOSPITAL'S 18-BED LEVEL III+ NICU FEATURES HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO CARE FOR CRITICALLY-ILL NEWBORNS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, NICU PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM THE CONTINUOUS CARE AND OBSERVATION OF JOHNS HOPKINS' NEONATOLOGISTS AND REGISTERED NURSES WHO ARE EXPERIENCED WITH THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF NEWBORN PREMATURE BABIES.THE CENTER FOR MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER IS EQUIPPED TO MANAGE ANY HIGH-RISK SITUATION THAT MAY ARISE DURING YOUR PREGNANCY AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH COMPREHENSIVE CARE. THE CENTER PROVIDES: COVERAGE BY BOARD-CERTIFIED MATERNAL FETAL SPECIALISTS CONSULTATIVE SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY CERTIFIED GENETIC COUNSELORS FIRST-TRIMESTER SCREENING TO BETTER DELINEATE THE RISKS OF DOWN SYNDROME, TRISOMY 13 AND TRISOMY 18 4D IMAGING TO STUDY YOUR BABY'S ANATOMICAL DEVELOPMENT AND FETAL GROWTH FETAL ASSESSMENT CENTER FOR ANTENATAL TESTING PROFILES TESTING FOR MATERNAL DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM PROGRAM DIABETES IN PREGNANCY PROGRAMTHE CENTER FOR MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE EMPLOYS SPECIALLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED SONOGRAPHERS TO PERFORM ROUTINE FIRST-TRIMESTER SCREENINGS AND 20-WEEK FETAL ANATOMY SCREENINGS THAT ARE MORE DETAILED THAN THOSE TYPICALLY OFFERED BY OB/GYN OFFICES. JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ENCOURAGES ANY PATIENT, HIGH-RISK OR OTHERWISE, WHO IS INTERESTED IN HAVING THESE STATE-OF-THE-ART TESTS TO GET A REFERRAL FROM HER DOCTOR.THE CENTER FOR MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE OFFERS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH WORKING WITH THE MOTHER'S OWN OB/GYN, PERINATOLOGIST, NEONATOLOGIST, PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALIST, GENETIC COUNSELORS AND PATIENT EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY AND, IF NEEDED, DURING YOUR DELIVERY AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER'S GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF THE MOTHER AND BABY.
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 May 1998.
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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