Cumberland Medical Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Cumberland Medical Center 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
- $105.2 million
- Spending
- $105.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 769
- Volunteers
- 85
- 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: 72 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% 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)
- $101.8 million spent. Cumberland Medical Center ("Cumberland"), an acute-care hospital located on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, has served the Cumberland community since 1950 and joined Covenant Health in 2014.SERVICECumberland offers specialized services not usually found in more rural areas, making health care resources more accessible to local residents. Currently licensed for 189 beds, Cumberland has more than 200 affiliated physicians working with nearly 700 employees and about 55 dedicated volunteers who deliver quality care to patients. Physician specialties include anesthesiology, cardiology, neurology, intensivist/critical care, nephrology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiology, radiation oncology, tele-psychiatry, and urology services.Cumberland served 103,246 patients in 2024. Of these, 98,140 were outpatients and 5,106 were inpatients with an average length-of-stay of 3.77 days.PUTTING PATIENTS FIRSTAdvanced medical and surgical care is provided at Cumberland, including telemetry-monitored beds, intermediate care, and an intensive care unit. Additionally, Cumberland offers an outpatient diagnostics center, same-day surgery unit, cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, a sleep disorders center, a breast center offering 3D mammography, a cancer center, and hyperbaric and wound care. The hospital also has a 12-bed maternity suite for labor and delivery and offers expectant mothers childbirth and newborn care classes free of charge. Cumberland is designated a Blue Distinction Center+ in Maternity Care by Blue Cross Blue Shield. As a member of Covenant Health, Cumberland is part of the region's only stroke hospital network. The network links Covenant Health's member hospitals in providing access to rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke. Cumberland holds Advanced Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission. In 2024, Cumberland received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award. The award recognizes the hospital's commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines that ultimately lead to reduced disability and more lives saved. Cumberland has an in-house cardiac catheterization lab and inpatient dialysis services. A full-service laboratory, medical imaging department, full range of therapy services and cardiopulmonary services department are also available. Cumberland's surgery department includes six main operating rooms, four of which are equipped with high-definition endoscopic video equipment. Cumberland is accredited by The Joint Commission. It has also earned the Commission on Cancer's Accredited Cancer Program designation and is the only Tennessee facility east of Nashville to be accredited in radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology. The hospital has two Breast Centers; both are designated as ACR Breast Imaging Centers of Excellence. IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH BETTER HEALTHEmergency physicians are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while general and specialty surgeons provide around-the-clock coverage and treatment. A new emergency department was opened in 2016 that has allowed Cumberland to better serve patients with updated equipment and technology, new patient care rooms, and specialty cardiac and trauma rooms.The hospital offers 24/7 interventional cardiology coverage, making it possible to provide emergency cardiac care "close to home" for those on the Cumberland Plateau. Cath lab technology updates valued at $1.2 million were completed in 2024. In 2024, the hospital earned its fourth consecutive 'A' hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group. Cumberland Medical Center was also named one of "America's Best-in-State Hospitals for 2025" by Newsweek. Out of 700 hospitals nationwide, CMC was one of 15 hospitals in Tennessee listed.The Tennessee Hospital Association has awarded CMC three Zero Harm Awards, a new initiative recognizing outstanding achievements in patient safety across Tennessee hospitals. The award celebrates hospitals and clinical departments that have reached zero healthcare-associated infections in various areas. COVENANT HEALTH Cumberland Medical Center is a member of Covenant Health. Covenant Health is a community-owned, clinically integrated healthcare enterprise dedicated to being the region's premier healthcare network through service, community, and innovation. Our mission is to improve the quality of life in our region through better health. Covenant Health provides patient-centered care that inspires clinical and service excellence and strives to be the first and best choice for the communities we serve. Established in 1996 by the consolidation of Fort Sanders Health System, Knoxville, Tennessee, and MMC HealthCare System in Oak Ridge, Covenant Health is governed by a voluntary board of directors composed of community leaders and medical professionals. With more than 11,000 employees, affiliated physicians and volunteers, Covenant Health is the Knoxville area's largest employer and has been named a top employer by Forbes and Becker's Hospital Review. Covenant Health serves a 25-county area and includes nine acute care hospitals in East Tennessee: Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Morristown, Roane Medical Center in Harriman, Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell and Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. It also includes Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center. Peninsula provides behavioral health services at an inpatient hospital in Blount County and at outpatient locations in Knox, Blount, Loudon, and Sevier counties. The health system includes Covenant Medical Group, which serves patients at more than
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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