San Antonio Regional Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
- Income
- $506.1 million
- Spending
- $480.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 2,855
- Volunteers
- 293
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% 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 December 31, 2024, 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 2511 of 14 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 December 31, 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)
- $437.8 million spent. SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL WAS FOUNDED BY DR. WILLIAM HOWARD CRAIG IN 1907 TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS. AS THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE HOSPITAL GREW, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT LARGER, MORE MODERN FACILITIES WERE NEEDED. COMMUNITY LEADERS RALLIED TO RAISE THE NEEDED CAPITAL AND THE HOSPITAL MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION ON SAN BERNARDINO ROAD IN 1924. THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THE HOSPITAL GREW - FROM ITS MODEST BEGINNING WITH 18 BEDS, 5 PHYSICIANS, AND LIMITED STAFF - TO A 363-BED REGIONAL MEDICAL FACILITY WITH 2,200 EMPLOYEES, OVER 400 VOLUNTEERS, AND A MEDICAL STAFF OF NEARLY 600 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. ON JANUARY 6, 2017, THE HOSPITAL'S MAIN CAMPUS IN UPLAND OPENED THE LARGEST EXPANSION IN ITS HISTORY. THE 179,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION, WHICH INCLUDES A NEW 52-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND 92-BED PATIENT TOWER, INCORPORATED THE LATEST HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING POPULATION IN THE WEST END OF CALIFORNIA'S INLAND EMPIRE. IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN CAMPUS, THE HOSPITAL HAS SATELLITE LOCATIONS IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, FONTANA, AND EASTVALE, AND ONTARIO. THESE FACILITIES PROVIDE OUTPATIENT CARE IN A CLOSE, CONVENIENT SETTING FOR THE REGION'S GROWING POPULATION. ADDITIONALLY, SAN ANTONIO HAS A 60,000-SQUARE-FOOT TWO-STORY AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MAIN CAMPUS. THE SCHEU BUILDING HOUSES CITY OF HOPE'S COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THE HOSPITAL'S OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE WOMEN'S BREAST AND IMAGING CENTER, PRE-OPERATIVE AND PRE-PROCEDURE SERVICES, AND TARGETED PROGRAMS TO COMPLEMENT CITY OF HOPE'S CANCER CENTER ARE AMONG THE HOSPITAL'S OFFERINGS IN THIS LOCATION. LEADERSHIP - SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL IS GOVERNED BY A 13-MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT-ELECT, PRESIDENT, AND IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICES. AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL PHYSICIANS ARE ELECTED FROM THE MEDICAL STAFF, AND THE REMAINING MEMBERS ARE ELECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WITH PHYSICIAN LEADERS COMPRISING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, SETS THE DIRECTION FOR THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM. THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP DIRECTS THE HOSPITAL'S STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AND ALLOCATES RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES. THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP INCLUDES THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, AND PRESIDENT OF THE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS. OUR COMMITMENT- THE LEADERSHIP AT SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL HAS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE REGION'S OVERALL HEALTH BY PROVIDING QUALITY PATIENT CARE IN A COMPASSIONATE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. OUR VISION IS TO BE A LEADER IN CREATING HEALTHY FUTURES THROUGH EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSION. OUR VALUES ARTICULATE THE PRINCIPLES THAT HELP US TO FULFILL OUR MISSION AND VISION, AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. SAN ANTONIO'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION. SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT TO ITS 2024-2025 BEST HOSPITALS AS A HIGH PERFORMING HOSPITAL FOR STROKE CARE, HEART FAILURE, KIDNEY FAILURE, AND PNEUMONIA. THIS IS THE HIGHEST DISTINCTION A HOSPITAL CAN EARN FOR U.S. NEWS' BEST HOSPITALS PROCEDURES & CONDITIONS RATINGS. THE HOSPITAL IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED BY BLUE SHIELD CALIFORNIA WITH A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS+ (BDC+) FOR MATERNITY CARE DESIGNATION, AS PART OF THE BLUE DISTINCTION SPECIALTY CARE PROGRAM. FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE REVIEW CYCLE, SARH HAS EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ADVANCED TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATION BY DEMONSTRATING CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THE HOSPITAL HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL BABY-FRIENDLY REDESIGNATION AFTER A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS CONDUCTED BY BABY-FRIENDLY USA, THE ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR BESTOWING THIS CERTIFICATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SAN ANTONIO HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND GOCAL (GREATER ONTARIO CALIFORNIA) RECEIVED THE 2024 "NON-PROFIPROFIT OF THE YEAR" AWARD FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (IEEP). THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS BY THE WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD, EARNING RECOGNITION FOR SEVEN CLINICAL AREAS: HEART CARE, ORTHOPEDICS, STROKE CARE, MAMMOGRAM IMAGING, CANCER CARE, EMERGENCY CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY. THE HOSPITAL IS CONTINUOUSLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS STROKE CARE, EARNING RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY - SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE RESIDENTS THAT IT SERVES. AS SUCH, WE DO OUR BEST TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR VALUES AND MISSION. SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL UNDERSTANDS THAT EACH COMMUNITY IT SERVES ALSO HAS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHALLENGES, BUT ALSO OPPORTUNITIES BY DELIVERING ESSENTIAL PATIENT CARE SERVICES TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES, EARLY DETECTION OF DISEASE, AND ENHANCED ACCESS TO BASIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES. AS A REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE FOR THOSE WE SERVE. AS A NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, ALL OF OUR RESOURCES ARE DEVOTED TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE BES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 December 2024.
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 March 1935.
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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