Marion Regional Medical Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. OWNS AND OPERATES A 49 BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND A 79 BED NURSING HOME LOCATED IN HAMILTON, ALABAMA CALLED NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER-HAMILTON (NMMC-HAMILTON). NMMC-HAMILTON IS PART OF THE NORTH MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES (NMHS) ORGANIZATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $20.4 million
- Spending
- $25.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- -18.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 306
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $2.8 million, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 462% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
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 September 30, 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)
- $24.0 million spent. NMMC-HAMILTON SERVES MARION COUNTY ALABAMA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THERE WERE 509 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, 6,901 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 32,635 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 20,618 RURAL HEALTH CLINIC VISITS AND 2,358 HOSPITAL BASED CLINIC VISITS. NMMC-HAMILTON USES PRESS GANEY, THE LARGEST PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEY COMPANY IN THE NATION, THAT WORKS WITH MORE THAN 7,000 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. RANDOMLY SELECTED PATIENTS ARE ASKED ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, ER, AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES. THE FOUR-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OFFERS INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE MONITORING FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS 10 CERTIFIED SWING BEDS FOR PATIENTS WHO NEED EXTENDED CARE. NMMC-HAMILTON OFFERS 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE EMERGENCY ROOM IS STAFFED BY WELL-EQUIPPED, HIGHLY QUALIFIED NURSES AND PHYSICIANS. EMERGENCY AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES ARE READILY AVAILABLE FOR CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT WHEN NEEDED. OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE SAME-DAY SURGERY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, LABORATORY AND CARDIAC MONITORING. CARDIAC STRESS TESTS AND HOLTER MONITORING ARE ALSO OFFERED. NMMC-HAMILTON IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE VHA LEADERSHIP AWARD, HONORING THE HOSPITAL FOR MEETING OR EXCEEDING NATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR CLINICAL CARE AND QUALITY. VHA SERVES MORE THAN 1,400 NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN 24,000 NON-ACUTE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE. NMMC-HAMILTON WAS ONE OF ONLY 38 VHA MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE A 2009 LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. ONE OF THE PRIMARY WAYS NMMC-HAMILTON SERVES THE COMMUNITY IS BY PROVIDING CARE TO VARIOUS POPULATIONS FOR WHICH IT RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION OR RECEIVES COMPENSATION AT RATES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NMMC-HAMILTON HAS ESTABLISHED A POLICY UNDER WHICH THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE, WITHOUT CHARGE, TO NEEDY MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY STATES THAT NMMC-HAMILTON WILL PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS FREE OF CHARGE WITH HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVELS AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE POLICY APPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN MARION COUNTY. PATIENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTY MAY ALSO BE GRANTED CHARITY CARE BASED ON THE JUDGMENT OF NMMC-HAMILTON MANAGEMENT DEPENDING ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE POLICY ALSO REQUIRES THE PATIENT TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH NMMC-HAMILTON'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION WITH WHICH TO VERIFY THE PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY. FOLLOWING THAT POLICY, THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. CHARGES FORGONE, BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES, TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $927,342 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. BASED ON THE GROSS CHARGES PROVIDED TO CHARITY PATIENTS COMPARED TO TOTAL HOSPITAL GROSS CHARGES, 3.81% OF ALL SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 WERE PROVIDED ON A CHARITY BASIS. THE NET COST OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED BY NMMC-HAMILTON WAS APPROXIMATELY $879,648 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE TOTAL COST ESTIMATE IS BASED ON THE RATIO OF COSTS TO CHARGES FOR NMMC-HAMILTON. ALL OF THE FORGONE CHARGES MENTIONED ABOVE ARE NETTED AGAINST PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE TO ARRIVE AT NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AS REFLECTED AS PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE ON PART VIII ON FORM 990 IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORTING AND ARE NOT REPORTED AS FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES ON THE TAX RETURN.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 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 September 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 November 2000.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Renown Regional Medical Center (Reno, NV), EIN 88-0213754. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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