Potomac Valley Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Potomac Valley strives to improve the total health status of area residents and provide supportive care for the chronically and/or terminally ill patients at home. PVH recognizes health as a condition to which everyone has a just claim and will make a priority of meeting the changing needs of the community within the limits of available resources.
- Income
- $95.6 million
- Spending
- $88.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 509
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, 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: 59 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% 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 9 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 (4)
- $32.3 million spent. Family medicine services are provided in multiple clinic locations, and as rural health clinics, to serve the primary care needs of the population in Mineral County and provide access to care. During 2024, PVH had 12,472 family medicine patient encounters.
- $16.6 million spent. General surgical services are provided as emergent and scheduled services on both an inpatient and an outpatient basis. PVH had 844 general surgery visits in 2024. PVH also performed 831 orthopaedic surgeries.
- $10.0 million spent. PVH Emergency Department is staffed 24 hours everyday with specially trained physicians and nursing staff. The level of care ranges from continuation or initiation of advanced life support, to the assessment and treatment of minor illness, injuries or the acceleration of chronic medical conditions. The Emergency Department is connected by ration to Civil Defense and all area rescue squads and ambulances, thus allowing the staff to be fully prepared for any incoming emergency in advance of the arrival. The Emergency Department saw 18,365 patients in 2024.
- Program Service Expenses 17,265,219, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 22,212,303 PVH is a Critical Access Hospital with licensure for 25 beds. PVH provides both inpatient and outpatient services, including cardiac rehabiliation, care management, diabetes education/prevention, hospital, laboratory, orthopaedics, physical therapy, radiology, respiratory therapy, same day surgery, and skilled swing beds.
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 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 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 October 2014.
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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