Morristown Hamblen Hosp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
- Income
- $161.2 million
- Spending
- $139.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 1,044
- Volunteers
- 34
- Highest pay
- $3.2 million, president & ceo
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 20 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 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 (1)
- $135.3 million spent. Founded in 1895, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System ("Morristown-Hamblen") is a 167-bed facility that has provided more than 100 years of care to its community. The hospital serves an eight-county region in the Lakeway Area of East Tennessee. SERVICEMorristown-Hamblen's key areas of service include: the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center; Women's Center; Breast Center; Morristown Regional Cancer Center; Outpatient Surgery Center, Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit. Morristown-Hamblen received its third consecutive "A" Hospital Safety Score from The Leapfrog Group in Fall 2024. In 2024, Morristown-Hamblen also received four Zero Harm Awards for patient safety from the Tennessee Hospital Association. The awards recognize outstanding patient safety achievements at hospitals across Tennessee. In 2024, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System introduced a robotic-assisted surgical platform using state-of-the-art technology for general, urologic and gynecological surgeries. Robotic-assisted surgeries often provide a better patient experience with quicker recovery times, less pain, smaller incisions and overall better outcomes. In 2024 the hospital saw 134,649 patients. Of these, 127,114 were outpatients and 7,535 were inpatients with an average length-of-stay of 4.61 days. PUTTING PATIENTS FIRSTThe hospital's Morristown Regional Cancer Center offers comprehensive cancer care that includes medical oncology, chemotherapy, and radiation oncology, among other services. The radiation oncology department includes a highly specialized team of radiation therapists, a radiation oncologist, medical physicists and registered nurses. The program is the only provider of radiation therapy within a 45-mile radius of Morristown. The cancer center has a dedicated high-speed CT scanner for treatment simulation and planning, an advanced linear accelerator, and other state-of-the-art technology. The program offers treatments such as external beam radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, high-dose-rate brachytherapy and low-dose CT scans for early detection of lung cancer. Morristown-Hamblen's Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center offers a complete continuum of care including prevention, diagnostic, interventional and rehabilitative services for both inpatients and outpatients. Tests available include EKGs, Holter monitors, echocardiograms and stress testing. Diagnostic and interventional catheterizations are performed using advanced technologies in angioplasty, drug-eluting stents, intra-aortic balloon pumps and closure devices. Morristown-Hamblen is certified under The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and holds Advanced Primary Stroke Center accreditation for meeting nationally recommended standards for stroke care. The hospital is a member of Covenant Health's stroke hospital network, which links Covenant Health's member hospitals in providing our region with access to rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke. In 2024 Morristown-Hamblen received several Get With The Guidelines designations from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association including:-Mission: Lifeline NSTEMI Gold Quality Award-Mission: Lifeline NSTEMI Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll-Mission: Lifeline STEMI Gold Plus Quality Award-Mission: Lifeline STEMI Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
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 February 1957.
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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