Methodist Hospitals of Dallas
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PRIMARY MISSION OR PURPOSE OF METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM IS TO SERVE PEOPLE IN DEFINED SERVICE AREAS BY MEETING THEIR HEALTH NEEDS EFFECTIVELY AND IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS A "COMMITMENT TO THE CHRISTIAN CONCEPTS OF LIFE AND LEARNING" AS DEFINED IN THE COVENANT BETWEEN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $2.5 billion
- Spending
- $2.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 12.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 11,919
- Volunteers
- 533
- Highest pay
- $4.1 million, ceo
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2530 of 32 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 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)
- $1.9 billion spent. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE METHODIST HOSPITALS OF DALLAS D/B/A METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM (MHS) IS TO SERVE PEOPLE IN DEFINED SERVICE AREAS BY MEETING THEIR HEALTH NEEDS EFFECTIVELY AND IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO CHRISTIAN CONCEPTS OF LIFE AND LEARNING. THIS MISSION IS PURSUED BY OPERATING SEVEN GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE SERVICES, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS NEEDED BY THE COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE HOSPITALS ARE: METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER (MDMC), A 595 LICENSED BED TEACHING REFERRAL HOSPITAL; METHODIST CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTER (MCMC), A 314 LICENSED BED TEACHING HOSPITAL; METHODIST MANSFIELD MEDICAL CENTER (MMMC), A 294 LICENSED BED HOSPITAL; METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER (MRMC) WHICH NOW OPERATES A 518 LICENSED BED HOSPITAL ACROSS TWO CAMPUSES, METHODIST MIDLOTHIAN (MLMC), A 76 LICENSED BED HOSPITAL; METHODIST SOUTHLAKE MEDICAL CENTER (MSMC), A 54 LICENSED BED HOSPITAL; AND METHODIST CELINA MEDICAL CENTER (MCEL), A 51 LICENSED BED HOSPITAL. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) MDMC IS LOCATED NEAR DOWNTOWN DALLAS BETWEEN A STABLE RESIDENTIAL AREA ON ONE SIDE, AND AN ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED AREA ON THE OTHER. MDMC SERVES AS A TEACHING AND REFERRAL CENTER FOR MHS, AND TRAINS OVER 100 RESIDENTS ANNUALLY IN INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY PRACTICE, GENERAL SURGERY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. A PHYSICIAN OFFICE BUILDING (POB) WAS BUILT TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF HIGH-GRADE OFFICE SPACE. THE POB AND MDMC GOLDEN CROSS ACADEMIC AND INDIGENT CARE CLINIC HELP ATTRACT PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS AND HAVE ACTED AS A CATALYST FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION OF THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS. MDMC CREATED THE METHODIST DIGESTIVE INSTITUTE, WHICH HANDLES ILLNESSES SUCH AS PANCREATIC CANCER, PANCREATITIS, INDIGESTION AND ACID REFLUX. MDMC OPERATES A HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY PROGRAM AND NICU. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY PERINATAL AND NEONATAL SERVICES, MDMC ALSO STAFFS A NEONATAL TRANSPORT TEAM THAT TRANSPORTS ILL NEONATES FROM OUTLYING HOSPITALS IN NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL TEXAS TO MDMC. AT THE SAME TIME, MDMC BEGAN PROVIDING A MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT CLINIC IN ITS LIVER INSTITUTE. THROUGH THIS CLINIC, HEPATITIS C PATIENTS ARE MONITORED BY EXPERT PHARMACISTS WHO MANAGE THEIR MEDICATIONS, WRITE INSURANCE DOCUMENTS, AND FOLLOW THEIR PROGRESS ON NEW DRUGS TO TREAT AND CURE HEPATITIS C. IN FY2025, MDMC HAD APPROXIMATELY 16,500 DISCHARGES; NEARLY 2,300 DELIVERIES; 79,600 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS; 4,900 INPATIENT SURGERIES; AND 5,000 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES. MCMC IS A GENERAL ACUTE CARE AND TEACHING HOSPITAL THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY. IT HOUSES A FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH DUAL ACCREDITATION TO TRAIN BOTH ALLOPATHIC AND OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS. THE CAMPUS HAS A 72-BED TOWER THAT CREATED MORE MODERN PATIENT ROOMS, MORE EFFICIENT WORKSPACES FOR NURSING STAFF, A TELEMETRY FLOOR FOR HEART MONITORING, A SEVEN-ROOM SURGICAL SUITE WITH ONE OPERATING ROOM SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR HEART SURGERY, AND AN ORTHOPEDIC UNIT WITH A REHABILITATION ROOM. MCMC'S OB HOSPITALIST PROGRAM HAS IN-HOUSE SPECIALISTS PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS EACH DAY, INCLUDING SOME WHOSE PRIVATE DOCTORS ARE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE. THE OB HOSPITALIST PROGRAM ENSURES THAT A BOARD-CERTIFIED OB-GYN PHYSICIAN IS AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL AT ALL HOURS, EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO CARING FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS. FOR WOMEN IN LABOR OR WITH OTHER OBSTETRICS OR GYNECOLOGIC CONCERNS, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF CARE THAT PATIENTS COMING TO METHODIST CHARLTON CAN RELY ON. IN FY2025, MCMC HAD APPROXIMATELY 13,000 DISCHARGES; 900 DELIVERIES; 88,900 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS; 1,700 INPATIENT SURGERIES; AND 2,100 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES. THE 294-BED MMMC OFFERS HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO THE GROWING AREAS OF MANSFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITAL HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE EXPANSIONS, ONE THAT DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE ER WITH 35 TREATMENT ROOMS, AND ADDED 8 ICU TREATMENT ROOMS AND 36 TELEMETRY PATIENT ROOMS. ANOTHER EXPANSION WAS TO THE WOMEN'S PAVILION WITH A 9,413 SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION TO ENHANCE LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES AT MMMC TO INCLUDE A TOTAL OF 13 LDR SUITES. ALSO ADDED WERE AN EXPANDED ANTEPARTUM AREA, EXPANDED NURSE/PHYSICIAN WORK AREAS, AND EXPANDED C-SECTION RECOVERY AND SUPPORT AREAS. BASED ON GROWTH IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES, TWO OPERATING ROOMS WERE ALSO ADDED. DUE TO CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE DEMAND FOR INPATIENT BEDS, MMMC COMPLETED A $118 MILLION EXPANSION ADDING 118 MEDICAL-SURGICAL BEDS, 12 ICU ROOMS, AND EIGHT INTERMEDIATE CARE ROOMS. IN FY2025, MMMC HAD APPROXIMATELY 13,000 DISCHARGES; 2,100 DELIVERIES; 66,600 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS; 2,500 INPATIENT SURGERIES; AND 3,600 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES. MRMC SERVES THE RESIDENTS OF RICHARDSON, PLANO, NORTH DALLAS, COLLIN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. MRMC OPERATES TWO CAMPUSES: CAMPBELL ROAD AND BUSH/RENNER. THE CAMPBELL ROAD CAMPUS WAS RENAMED THE METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS FOR CONTINUING CARE. IN ADDITION TO A FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES, SUCH AS PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND A SLEEP LAB, THIS CAMPUS CONTINUES TO BE THE SITE OF MRMC'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES A 64-BED INPATIENT UNIT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS. MRMC EXPANDED THE UNIT TO OFFER AN ADDITIONAL 22 INPATIENT BEDS FOR GERIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS. THE BUSH/RENNER CAMPUS, IN EAST RICHARDSON, INCLUDES A 269-BED PATIENT TOWER, AN OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL AND FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY ROOM. SINCE OPENING, DUE TO INCREASED VOLUME FOR SPECIALIZED AND ACUTE CARE SERVICES, MRMC HAS DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL PATIENT FLOORS WITH ALL-PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS AS WELL AS A SURGICAL OPERATING ROOM AND A 500-SPACE PARKING GARAGE. RECENTLY, A $45 MILLION ED, LAB AND PHARMACY EXPANSION WAS APPROVED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THE VERTICAL EXPANSION BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BEDS TO 518 FOR BOTH CAMPUSES. THE BUSH/RENNER CAMPUS IS ALSO HOME TO ME
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 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 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 February 1937.
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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