Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP OR AGE. ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE EDUCATION.
- Income
- $223.7 million
- Spending
- $166.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 624
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $3.2 million, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 52% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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
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 September 30, 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)
- $151.9 million spent. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR AGE. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC., IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES, AND FURTHER, THAT THE MISSION OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING:- FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S INABILITY TO PAY COEXIST,- CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST, AND- HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC.'S PROGRAM SERVICES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:- THE SKILLED NURSING DEPARTMENT HAD 12,565 PATIENT DAYS AT A COST OF $12,442,731.- THE SURGERY DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 3,314 PROCEDURES AT A COST OF $8,589,058.- THE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT DISPENSED MEDICATION AT A COST OF $6,517,444.- THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 70,053 PROCEDURES AT A COST OF $3,645,377.- THE LAB DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 401,305 PROCEDURES AT A COST OF $7,427,812.- THE ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENTS PERFORMED PROCEDURES AND HAD CLINICS AT A COST OF $85,381,304.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. SERVICED 3,087 INPATIENTS AND PROVIDED 119,076 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS FROM WHICH THE HOSPITAL RECEIVES PAYMENT AT LESS THAN MARKET VALUE REIMBURSEMENT. RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW COST, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. RECOGNIZES THESE AMOUNTS AS CHARITY CARE IN MEETING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS $435,423,130. CHARITY CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH MANY REDUCED-PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. HAS PROVIDED A NUMBER OF SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:- PROVIDED REPRESENTATIVES WHO SPOKE FREE OF CHARGE TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS, CHURCHES, INDUSTRIES, AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.- HOSTED MULTIPLE HEALTH FAIRS IN VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES.- SPONSORED HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAMS.- PROVIDED FLU VACCINATIONS FOR NEW ALBANY SCHOOL STAFF, AREA BUSINESSES AND CLINICS, AND INDUSTRIES. - PROVIDED FLU VACCINATIONS FREE TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR. - HOSTED MULTIPLE BLOOD DRIVES FOR STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.- PROVIDED VARIOUS FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: - CPR AND FIRST AID - STOP-THE-BLEED CLASSES - OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS - DIABETES MANAGEMENT CLASSESBAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. OFFERED REDUCED PRICING FOR HEARTSCORE CARDIAC CALCIUM SCREENINGS FOR NATIONAL HEART MONTH. HEART HEALTH EDUCATION WAS PRESENTED TO THIRD GRADERS AT NEW ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO INSTILL THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE HEALTH FAIRS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING ON-SITE SCREENINGS FOR EMPLOYEES AT NEW ALBANY SCHOOLS AND UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS, THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL SITE, AND THE WTVA SENIOR FAIR. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR WAS PROVIDED FREE TO THE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDED FREE LIPID SCREENINGS, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, HEIGHT/WEIGHT/BMI SCREENINGS, BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS, FLU VACCINES, AND NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS INCLUDING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, SLEEP DISORDERS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND CLINICS.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- REGIONAL REHABILITATION'S PEDALING FOR HOPE BIKE RIDE TO PROVIDE FREE THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT ANY COST TO THE FAMILY.- BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FINANCIAL DONATION.- SANCTUARY HOSPICE HOUSE.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. ASSISTED PHYSICIANS AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS FOR ATHLETES AT MULTIPLE AREA SCHOOLS AS WELL AS BLUE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC.'S COMMUNITY COORDINATOR PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON SITE AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS FOCUSED ON PERSONAL HYGIENE, HEART HEALTH, AND NUTRITION. FURTHER SCHOOL SUPPORT INCLUDES PARTICIPATION IN CAREER FAIRS, TECHNOLOGY DAY, RELAY DAY, AND OTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMS. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. ALSO SUPPORTS MULTIPLE SPORTS PROGRAMS AT AREA SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. PARTNERED WITH THE NEW ALBANY AND UNION COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO OFFER CAREER SHADOWING THROUGH THE IMPACTO PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTH CARE CAREERS. AREA STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTH CARE CAREER ACADEMY, A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO HEALTH CARE CAREERS AT BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION COUNTY, INC. WAS A SPONSOR OF THE "NIGHT TO SHINE" PROGRAM THAT GIVES KIDS AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS A NIGHT TO CELEBRATE. SEVERAL B
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 2025.
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 August 1989.
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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