Gulf Health Hospitals Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVANCE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH & TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALTH OR HEALING IN THE GULF COAST REGION.
- Income
- $429.6 million
- Spending
- $383.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 2,066
- Volunteers
- 192
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, pres/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 68% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give 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 March 31, 2025, 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)
- $353.5 million spent. GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS, INC. (GHHI) OPERATES NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (NBI), A 70 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN BAY MINETTE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA AND THOMAS HOSPITAL, A 150 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN FAIRHOPE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. BOTH HOSPITALS PROVIDE SERVICES NECESSARY TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE TO THE GULF COAST COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP OR AGE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT SERVES A RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BALDWIN COUNTY. DURING ITS TIME UNDER GHHI, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED 25 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE OF RESIDENTS OF BALDWIN COUNTY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDED NEARLY 13,000 INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED 180 BABIES, PERFORMED 3,476 SURGERIES & TREATED OVER 15,900 EMERGENCY CASES IN ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. NBI PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA, ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING COUNTIES IN ALABAMA. THE ABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH THE EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM WELFARE OF THE PATIENTS THOMAS HOSPITAL SERVES. GHHI LEASED THOMAS HOSPITAL IN AUGUST 2005 FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED EFFORTS TO ASSIST THOMAS HOSPITAL IN OBTAINING FUNDING FOR HOSPITAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATIONS. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE AN ENLARGED BIRTH CENTER, A FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM BUILDING, A NEW CANCER CENTER FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS, AND A COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER FOR 2D AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 THOMAS HOSPITAL PROVIDED OVER 63,000 PATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED 1448 BABIES, TREATED OVER 50,500 EMERGENCY CASES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND PERFORMED 9,090 SURGERIES. THOMAS HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDE AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH FAIRS, WALKS, AND VARIOUS SCREENINGS TO BENEFIT AREA CITIZENS. THE HOSPITALS HAVE SPONSORED A NUMBER OF HEALTH FAIRS DURING THE YEAR ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THESE HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDED FREE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, VACCINATIONS, AND WELLNESS INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO SPONSORED A WALK AT LUNCH EVENT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD APPLICANT AND IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE NORTH BALDWIN RURAL HEALTH NETWORK WHICH FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF PROVIDERS AND UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND HAS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE CARE TRANSITIONS PROGRAM COORDINATES PATIENTS CARE FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH POST-ACUTE PROVIDERS. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE WATERSHED PLATFORM TO COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO ENSURE PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. GHHI PROVIDES WATERSHED ACCESS AT NO CHARGE TO PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY ALSO PROVIDES FREE SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR. THEY USE THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION'S FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CURRICULUM. THEY ALSO OFFER INDIVIDUALS WITH LUNG DISEASE WITH A MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THEIR DISEASE AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND ANNUALLY ORGANIZES SEVERAL HEALTH RELATED WALKS SPONSORED BY ONE OF THE HOSPITALS OR A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, OR THE MARCH OF DIMES. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL BOTH OFFER DIABETES SELF- MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DIABETES MANAGE THEIR CONDITION AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID IS AN 8-HOUR COURSE THAT TEACHES PEOPLE THE SKILLS TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS OR EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THAT IT BUILDS MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, HELPING THE PUBLIC IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. THE TRAINING IS OFFERED MONTHLY AND IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2012, INFIRMARY HEALTH (AN AFFILIATED COMPANY) FORMED A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS A GOVERNING BODY FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (NBI). THIS COMMITTEE, KNOWN AS IHELP, HELPS BETTER MANAGE STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES BY ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS ARE IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION. IN FY25, THROUGH THE IHELP PROGRAM, INFIRMARY HEALTH GAVE 100,000 TO MORE THAN 50 LOCAL NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, NBI HOSTED THE INAUGURAL SUNSHINE SPRINT. THE 8K AND ACCOMPANYING FUN RUN BENEFITED RAPAHOPE, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT OFFERS FREE, YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING ITS FLAGSHIP SUMMER CAMP, AS WELL AS WEEKEND AND DAY-LONG OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER. THE RACE HAD 60 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS AND 25 VOLUNTEERS, AND IT RAISED 5,000 FOR RAPAHOPE. THE STAFF AND PHYSICIANS AT NBI ARE ACTIVE IN THE NORTH BALDWIN COMMUNITY THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S LEAD-CHANGE-GROW TEAM. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE TEAM HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING BAY MINETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S CAR LINE, THE FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE ASSOCIATION OF BALDWIN COUNTY, THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE THROUGH ROADSIDE CLEANUP, AMONG OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH HEALTH FAIRS, EDUCATIONAL SPEAKING EVENTS, AN
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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 March 2025.
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 June 1986.
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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