Ohi West Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OHI WEST IS A TRUSTED LEADER INSPIRING HOPE THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SAFE, QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CARING.
- Income
- $456.8 million
- Spending
- $412.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- -0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 2,022
- Volunteers
- 408
- Highest pay
- $8.6 million, board member, chairman until 8/25/2022
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
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% 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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 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
10 of 10Gave 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)
- $311.7 million spent. ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, THROUGH ITS HOSPITAL AND VARIOUS OUTPATIENT FACILITIES. WE HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS SINCE 1910. ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN ITS 480-BED JCAHO-ACCREDITED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES, AS WELL AS ITS STATE-ACCREDITED LEVEL TWO ADULT TRAUMA CENTER, THE ONLY ONE IN PINELLAS COUNTY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL FACILITIES PROVIDED 76,931 DAYS OF INPATIENT CARE, WHILE SUPPORTING 39,206 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 60,592 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISSION, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL PROVIDED EXTENSIVE CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET ITS CHARITY CARE GUIDELINES WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ITS ESTABLISHED RATES. ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, SCHOOL INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT GROUPS. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL AND ITS CULTURE OF CARING TOUCH THE LIVES OF MANY THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY. ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL'S PHYSICIANS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS KNOW THAT HEALTHCARE EXTENDS BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE FACILITIES. OUR DEDICATED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION, EDUCATING THEIR NEIGHBORS AND DELIVERING MEDICAL CARE TO OTHERS IN THE REGION. ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND A CARING SPIRIT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY BY ORGANIZING AND OFFERING SERVICES RANGING FROM WELLNESS EVENTS AND SCREENINGS TO FLU SHOTS AND HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICALS. THESE ACTIVITIES BRING LITTLE OR NO PAYMENT TO OUR HOSPITAL BUT ARE SUSTAINED BECAUSE THEY ARE VALUABLE TO OUR REGION AND SUPPORT OUR MISSION. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUPPORT / EDUCATION GROUPS COMMUNITY WELLNESS COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS PASTORAL OUTREACH & SPIRITUAL CARE VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY FY 2024: BY OFFERING THE BEST QUALITY OF CARE, RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CONCENTRATING RESOURCES IN AREAS THAT TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL MAINTAINS A RICH TRADITION OF PROVIDING A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORT IS A MEASURED APPROACH TO MEETING IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, PARTICULARLY IN THE VULNERABLE, UNINSURED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO CHARITY CARE, WHICH IS THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SERVICES TO THE REGION'S MOST VULNERABLE AND UNINSURED, REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY, A PATIENT'S INSUFFICIENT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OR THE EXISTENCE OF ANY GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROGRAMS COVERING THE FULL COST OF SERVICES. IN FY 2024, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL PROVIDED $19,487,272 IN CHARITY CARE, $16,282,613 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND $45,003,553 IN MEDICAID SHORTFALLS AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. THROUGH OUR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS, AND THE ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL FOCUSED ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY. THE SPECIFIC NEEDS TARGETED BY THESE PROGRAMS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN ADDITION TO EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP, NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH AND HOSPITAL DATA. AS A RESULT, ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS, FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS AND SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS, AS WELL AS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCORPORATED SUPPORT/EDUCATION GROUPS; WELLNESS CLASSES; CLINICAL SCREENINGS THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND ASSESSMENTS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; WOMEN, CHILDREN AND SENIOR HEALTH INITIATIVES; PUBLIC PROGRAM ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE AND POST-ACUTE CARE FOR HOMELESS AND UNINSURED; AND SCHOOL INITIATIVES. ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL AWARDED MORE THAN $204,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR 10 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, WHICH LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2023. AMONG THE PROGRAMS ARE - MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING: IN FY2024, ORLANDO HEALTH CONTINUED RESPONDING TO AN IDENTIFIED NEED FOR ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTHCARE THROUGH A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM. THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IDENTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH AS ONE OF THE TOP COMMUNITY NEEDS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. IN ALL COUNTIES, SURVEY RESPONDENTS RANKED MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, INCLUDING SUICIDE, AS EITHER THE NO. 1 OR NO. 2 NEED TO ADDRESS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ONE WAY ORLANDO HEALTH ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WAS BY IMPLEMENTING A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT HELPS ONLOOKERS LEARN SKILLS TO ASSIST SOMEONE IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THIS TRAINING IS FREE OF CHARGE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS EITHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. THE CURRICULUM IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF MENTAL WELLBEING. IT IS DESIGNED FOR BYSTANDERS WHO MAY HAVE LITTLE TO NO MEDICAL TRAINING BUT MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INITIAL SUPPORT TO SOMEONE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS UNTIL THEY ARE CONNECTED WITH APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL HELP. THROUGH COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC SCENARIOS, ACTIVITIES AND VIDEOS, COURSE PARTICIPANTS LEARN COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES, HOW TO INTERACT WITH A PERSON IN CRISIS AND HOW TO CONNECT A PERSON TO HELP AND RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. SINCE LAUNCHING IN MAY 2023, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED FOUR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINERS AT ORLANDO HEALTH. WE HAVE TAUGHT 21 CLASSES TO 235 PARTICIPANTS. OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTENDED CLASS, MORE THAN 80% SAY THEY ARE MORE AWARE OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THAN PRIOR TO TAKING THE COURSE. FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY ST. PETE GRANT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL
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 February 2021.
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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