City Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of City Hospital, Inc. is to provide high quality, cost effective health and wellness services to the community. Berkeley Medical Center provides these to patients in need without consideration of their ability to pay.
- Income
- $426.9 million
- Spending
- $403.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 1,827
- Volunteers
- 24
- Highest pay
- $2.7 million, director, ceo wvuhs
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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% 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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 15 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 (8)
- $41.2 million spent. As part of the WVU Cancer Institute, the WVU Medicine University Healthcare Regional Cancer Center provides cancer care in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Our cancer program, based at City Hospital, has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer since 1992 and is a recipient of their Outstanding Achievement Award. We are proud to be among the 25 of hospitals in the country with an ACOS accredited cancer program. Quality, Compassion, Collaboration. Our comprehensive cancer program includes the Outpatient Cancer and Infusion Center, a dedicated Inpatient Oncology Unit with all private rooms, Board Certified Radiation and Medical Oncologists, Patient Navigators, Radiation Therapy, and Clinical Trials. We partner with the American Cancer Society to offer education and support to patients and their families affected by cancer. A Resource Room, located on the 1st floor of the McCormack Center on City Hospitals Campus, provides free information on various programs and services available to cancer patients and their loved ones.
- $36.5 million spent. City Hospital, Inc. operates a 24- hour, physician staffed emergency department with a Level III Trauma Center designation. During 2024, City Hospital documented 55,604 emergency visits.
- $33.5 million spent. City Hospital Inc. is a not-for-profit hospital located in West Virginias Eastern Panhandle that provides acute care services as well as emergency and specialty patient care. City Hospital Inc. is part of WVU Medicine University Healthcare, a regional health system serving Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties, and a member of WVU Medicine/West Virginia United Health System, the states largest healthcare network. During 2024, City Hospital documented 232,665 inpatient ancillary tests, 591,430 outpatient ancillary tests, and 3,484 observation visits.
- Program Service Expenses 20,362,149, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 19,772,029 City Hospitals Obstetrics and Gynecology services have expanded to include the Birthing Center Mother Baby Unit, offering family centered obstetric services, includes five home like suites with private bathrooms where labor and delivery occur, and the Mother Baby postpartum area which includes 11 private rooms. The Birthing Center Mother Baby Unit has earned Perinatal Care Certification from The Joint Commission, recognizing City Hospitals commitment to healthy mothers and healthy babies. City Hospital is also certified by Cribs for Kids as a National Safe Sleep Hospital. City Hospital is one of 21 hospitals in West Virginia participating in YES to Safe Sleep for Babies, and has received the West Virginia Perinatal Partnerships First Baby Initiative with one of the lowest primary C-section rates in West Virginia. In 2024, there were 1,854 obstetrics and gynecology days and 86 observation days.
- Program Service Expenses 15,469,967, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 18,171,877 The surgery department at City Hospital, Inc. is staffed by specialists and general surgeons offering the latest in surgical techniques including laparoscopic procedures, lithotripsy, and same day-ambulatory surgery. Same day surgery visits for 2024 totaled 10,745.
- Program Service Expenses 13,752,435, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 16,963,944 Achieving the Joint Commissions Gold Seal of Approval for Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery is a testament to the level of care patients are receiving from orthopaedic surgeons practicing at City Hospital. The Gold Seal ensures compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management.
- Program Service Expenses 181,707,165, Grants and allocations 170,058, Revenue 206,640,872 In addition to primary and specialty patient care services, City Hospital, Inc. serves as a clinical education site for West Virginia University, the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine and other regional universities and community colleges. The Erma Byrd Health Professions Education Center, which houses the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center-Eastern Division, is also located on the City Hospital, Inc. campus. As part of a unified health system, the focus of City Hospital, Inc. and its sister organization Jefferson Medical Center, is on growth to enhance and add new health services in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 In December of 2017, the WVU Heart Vascular Institute HVI was expanded to City Hospital. This expansion intends to improve access to cardiac care for individuals living in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. HVI - Martinsburg is comprised of seven board-certified cardiologists. These cardiologists offer a variety of services including but not limited to interventional cardiology, abdominal ultrasound, stress testing, ankle-brachial index/pulse volume recording ABI/PVR, rhythm management and valvular assessment.
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 February 1940.
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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