Hidalgo Medical Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HIDALGO MEDICAL SERVICES POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WE SERVE PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION TO PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
- Income
- $20.4 million
- Spending
- $23.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 60%
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 73%
- Employees
- 312
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $327,269, cbho
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 66 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1560% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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 June 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 (4)
- $6.1 million spent. HIDALGO MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF GRANT AND HIDALGO COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO. PRIMARY CARE IS DEFINED AS THE FIRST POINT OF ENTRY INTO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR PREVENTIVE AND BASIC, NON-EMERGENCY, DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ADMITTING AND FOLLOWING HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS IN SILVER CITY AND PROVIDING PRENATAL CARE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES: HMS EMPLOYS BOARD-ELIGIBLE AND CERTIFIED FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIANS, CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS AND FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS. HMS ALSO PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING ANCILLARY SERVICES: LABORATORY SERVICES - LABORATORY SERVICES ARE REGULATED BY MEDICARE THROUGH THE CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT (CLIA). AT RURAL LOCATIONS, HMS OFFERS CLIA WAIVED LAB SERVICES WHICH ARE A LIMITED AND DEFINED SET OF LAB SERVICES THAT CAN BE IN-HOUSE. FOR OTHER TESTS, HMS PROVIDES MODERATE COMPLEXITY LAB SERVICES AT ITS CLINIC IN SILVER CITY. THE MAJORITY OF LAB SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED WITHIN HMS, WHICH CAN SPEED UP THE RESULTS PROCESS AND PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT CARE. SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN LABS BE SENT TO CERTAIN LABORATORIES IN ALBUQUERQUE OR ELSEWHERE, FOR WHICH HMS WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. HMS ALSO PARTNERS WITH GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (GRMC) IN SILVER CITY FOR MORE COMPLICATED LAB PROCESSES. X-RAY SERVICES - BASIC X-RAY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT HMS LOCATIONS IN SILVER CITY AND LORDSBURG. ALL OTHER RADIOLOGIC OR OTHER PROCEDURES SUCH AS MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) ARE TYPICALLY REFERRED TO GRMC. PATIENT CHOICE IS ALWAYS A CONSIDERATION. PHARMACY - THERE ARE THREE WAYS THAT HMS CAN ASSIST PATIENTS WITH PHARMACY SERVICES BEYOND THE SIMPLE PRESCRIPTION. 1. MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: MANY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES OFFER FREE MEDICATIONS TYPICALLY TO CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FINANCIALLY. THE HMS FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM ASSISTS ALL PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY WITH THIS SERVICE, WHETHER THEY ARE HMS PATIENTS OR NOT. THE FAMILY SUPPORT MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MAP) IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. 2. 340B PRESCRIPTIONS: HMS HAS ACCESS TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH THE 340B PROGRAM IN GRANT COUNTY WITH WALGREENS PHARMACY, WAL-MART AND CVS AND THE GENOA PHARMACY IN GRANT AND HIDALGO COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS HMS TO PURCHASE MEDICATIONS AT FEDERAL DRUG PRICES, REDUCING THE PATIENT'S COST. THE PATIENT MUST BE A PATIENT OF HMS, REFERRED ONLY BY HMS PROVIDERS AND BE ELIGIBLE TO THE HMS SLIDING SCALE PROGRAM. 3. EMERGENCY COVERAGE IN HIDALGO COUNTY: HMS COLLABORATES WITH THE HIDALGO COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE NEEDS. THE CLINIC IN LORDSBURG WILL SEE MINOR EMERGENCIES, E.G. SUTURES (STITCHES AND BREAKS). FOR GRANT COUNTY PATIENTS, HMS UTILIZES LOCAL AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR EMERGENCIES. HMS PROVIDERS HAVE AN AFTER-HOURS LAB CALL, AND HMS HAS AN AFTER-HOURS NURSE LINE.
- $3.6 million spent. HIDALGO MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDES SELECTIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF EXISTING NETWORKS OF CARE IN THE TWO COUNTY REGION. OUR SERVICES CAN BE UNDERSTOOD WITHIN THREE CATEGORIES: INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES; AND PREVENTIVE CARE. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS WITHIN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FIELD (SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS). SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IDENTIFY AND APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE MEDICAL CARE OF PATIENTS. THIS ALLOWS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE EXAM ROOM IN ORDER TO MAKE A QUICK ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDE A BRIEF, SUPPORTIVE INTERVENTION OR A REFERRAL TO COUNSELING OR PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES, EITHER WITHIN HMS OR TO ONE OF THE OTHER AGENCIES PROVIDING A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF CARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. QUALIFIED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS (E.G. PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS) MAY ALSO CONSULT WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ON APPROPRIATE MEDICATIONS FOR THE PRESENTING CONCERNS. THE GOAL OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE CONSULT ARE BOTH TO ENSURE THE PROPER, CULTURALLY COMPETENT STRATEGY FOR HEALTH CARE IS AGREED UPON BETWEEN PROVIDER AND PATIENT, AND TO HELP THE PATIENT IDENTIFY AND CHANGE ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH MAINTAINING THEIR HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES: HMS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE SHORT-TERM AND MEDIUM-TERM INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES TO HMS PATIENTS. SUCH SERVICES ARE PRINCIPALLY DESIGNED FOR MODERATE TO MEDIUM LEVEL DIFFICULTIES IN LIVING ENCOUNTERED BY PATIENTS. THOSE DEALING WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WOULD MOST LIKELY BE REFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES IN THE REGION FOR A MORE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE. HMS EMPLOYS STRENGTH-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES THAT ARE VALIDATED EMPIRICALLY FOR THE POPULATIONS SERVED. HMS MAINTAINS AN UNYIELDING COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE DELIVERY OF THESE SERVICES. PREVENTIVE CARE: HMS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS RECOGNIZE THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE FREQUENTLY SYMPTOMS OF LESS THAN HEALTHY STANDARDS OF LIVING WITHIN A GIVEN COMMUNITY. THUS HMS IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH OTHERS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY PARTICIPATING IN HEALTH FAIRS, CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS AND SPEAKING TO COMMUNITY GROUPS ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. FURTHER, HMS IS ALSO COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTING TO COMMUNITY RESPONSE PLANS TO EVENTS AND CONDITIONS WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED AS RISK FACTORS FOR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING.
- $2.3 million spent. HIDALGO MEDICAL SERVICES HAS DENTAL LOCATIONS AT OUR PRIMARY CARE CLINICS IN LORDSBURG AND SILVER CITY. COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTIVE DENTAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS AT BOTH LOCATIONS. HMS DENTISTS PRACTICE COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL SERVICES ACCORDING TO THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF INDIVIDUAL DENTISTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DENTAL SERVICES: IN ADDITION TO PREVENTIVE DENTAL SERVICES, HMS DENTISTS PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC AND RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE AND CAN MEET MOST ORAL SURGERY NEEDS OF PATIENTS, INCLUDE FILLINGS, EXTRACTIONS, AND PARTIAL OR FULL PROSTHETICS. PANOREX (PANORAMA) X-RAY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT BOTH LOCATIONS.
- $2.2 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:HIDALGO MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH OUR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTING PATIENTS IN ACCESSING RESOURCES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (I.E. TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, HOUSING), INSURANCE ENROLLMENT, SLIDING FEE ENROLLMENT, AND OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. WE SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR SENIOR POPULATION AS THE PROVIDER OF SENIOR SERVICES IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. HMS ALSO PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:- MEDICAID/MEDICARE ENROLLMENT- CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT CLASSES- SMOKING CESSATION ASSISTANCE- FREE OR LOW COST MEDICATIONS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 June 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 April 1982.
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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