United Hospital Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide a full range of health care services to the citizens of North Central West Virginia and to enhance the health status of its citizens by providing such services and up to date facilities and equipment.
- Income
- $761.6 million
- Spending
- $639.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 2,702
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $1.6 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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs.
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 16 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 (11)
- $95.7 million spent. As part of the United Hospital Centers commitment to ensuring access to primary care, a family medicine residency program was established in 1974. The program is one of eight available in West Virginia and accounted for approximately 15 of the graduates in these programs. Patient visits to the UHC Family Medicine Clinic associated with the residency program were 3,168 in 2024. UHC also works with United Physicians Care to provide Family Medicine services in eight WV counties, this program provided approximately 175,997 patient encounters in 2024.
- $88.3 million spent. UHC provides internal medicine care in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. Patient visits in internal medicine were 3,693 in 2024.
- $61.9 million spent. UHC provides all cancer services from prevention programs, early detection screenings, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and supportive care services. UHC is committed to providing state-of-the-art treatments for all adult cancers. Patient visits in oncology were 25,711 for 2024.
- Program Service Expenses 19,600,475, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 33,026,084 UHCs Emergency Center is one of the busiest emergency departments in West Virginia, treating nearly 50,000 patients annually. The centers experienced staff of emergency medicine trained physicians and nurses works to ensure that patients receive lifesaving medical care quickly and effectively. UHC had 45,591 emergency department visits in 2024.
- Program Service Expenses 276,189,352, Grants and allocations 5,500, Revenue 352,722,049 UHC provides health care services for the community and surrounding areas. The majority of the program services are to provide health care and health care maintenance for the community as both inpatient and outpatient services. United Hospital Center provided 40,003,510 in uncompensated care, which represented 6 of the total net patient service revenue in 2024. Included in the above amount was 13,165,163 of charity care for individuals that qualified for financial assistance and 26,838,347 in bad debt account balance write-offs. UHC wrote off 1,596 accounts to charity and 7,307 bad debt related to patients that had Medicare coverage. United Hospital Center provided 4,111,931 in support to Health Access, a free health care clinic that it helped to organize. The clinic serves indigent members of the community. United Hospital Center provided free health care services and served 1,926 patients supported by Health Access.
- Program Service Expenses 448,351, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 90,000 To address other health manpower shortages, UHCs School of Radiological Technology and the UHC Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program graduated 12 radiology technologists and 1 sonography student this year. The cost of this program was 448,351 with a tuition revenue of 90,000. We continue to have relationships with the VAMC and St. Josephs Hospital for rad tech education. In addition, UHC serves as a clinical training site for nursing students from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Fairmont State University, Alderson Broaddus College, United Technical Center, Monongalia Technical Center, West Virginia University, Wheeling Jesuit University, Edinboro University and Fred Eberle School of Practical Nursing. UHC Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program incorporates clinical and didactic experiences to prepare individuals for professional practice in general abdominal, obstetric/gynecologic and vascular sonography. The National Education Curriculum and Specialty Curricula endorsed by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography JRC-DMS is adopted.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 United Hospital Center is one of the largest providers of obstetric services in terms of deliveries and serves as a regional resource for obstetric services. In fulfilling that role, family medicine faculty and residents conduct weekly planning clinics and pediatric clinics for the Harrison County Health Department. The obstetric department conducts childbirth classes for expecting parents. These classes are for expectant mothers and teaches techniques for the best possible experience in childbirth. Enrollment for these classes totaled 41 people and provided a benefit of 230. The obstetric department also conducts sibling tours for older siblings to alleviate anxiety for when the new baby arrives.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 United Hospital Centers associates volunteered 100 hours to participate in health fairs/events for the community citizens at various locations throughout North Central West Virginia that had approximately 120 attendees and yielded a total community benefit of 9,777. United Hospital Center also conducted cancer screenings through their mens and womens campaigns. Screenings at these events included but was not limited to visual assessments, PAP smears, FIT tests, mammograms, PSA lab draws, prostate exams, recommendations for abnormal findings and general health education. UHC resident physicians and support staff volunteered 6 hours during these screenings, which served 23 individuals and provided a total community benefit of 9,361. UHC physicians also served 29 individuals while attending clinics, providing a total community benefit of 5,540. UHC provided sports physicals at Salem University four times and served 400 individuals to provide a total community benefit of 2,016.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 UHC provides administrative facilities to the American Cancer Society. In addition, UHC allows some organizations the use of classrooms with no charge. The organizations include, but are not limited to, WV Autism Support Group, Addiction Support Group, Breast Cancer Support Group, Kids Talk Support Group, and Narcotics Anonymous. United Hospital Center also provides a space for Vitalant to conduct blood drives. UHC hosted 6 blood drives. In total, these blood drives had 134 presenting donors, 131 successful donations.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 United Hospital Center conducted, through the Education Department, a diabetes support group for participants from various counties. In addition, staff assisted the indigent patients in the Lilly Cares program for starter insulin and also received viscometers from Bayer Co. to distribute and properly educate patients in the daily monitoring of their blood glucose. United Hospital Center has representatives serving on several community boards including, but not limited to, Family Services of Harrison and Marion Counties, Harrison County Drop-In Advisory Board, WV Network Ethic Advisory Committee, Coalition for the Homeless and Goodwill Advisory Board. In addition, UHC representatives were guest speakers at area organizations/events about various health care concerns or issues.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 UHC offers rotations for students in the following programs Emergency Medical Personnel, Medical Record Technology, Pharmacy, Safety Engineering, and Clinical Education for Rehab students. Rotations for one of the three practicums and internships for counseling students in a masters degree program are provided as needed in cooperation with West Virginia University.
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 March 1972.
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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