STEVENS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
STEVENS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INC (EIN 36-3311936)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-28
IRS object ID
202533019349302208
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line14585 Coleman St Ste 200AddressLine1Txt
CityBismarckCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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EIN363311936EIN

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CityMorrisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonKerrie McEvillyPersonNm
Person TitlePresident/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3205891313PhoneNum
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Preparer PersonLisa Chaffee CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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Gross Receipts$54,133,697GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.scmcinc.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPromotion of healthActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$32,012PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$8,547,701TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$10,435,058TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$69,973,013NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$73,555,465NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionStevens Community Medical Center's mission is to strive for excellence in the delivery of inpatient and outpatient care through cooperation with qualified health care providers; through the provision of appropriate facilities and technology; and through active promotion of health education among the public.Our pledge to the recipients of this Medical Center's health care is to address their needs in as expert, efficient, compassionate, and convenient manner as possible.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$43,856,853ExpenseAmt
Grant$25,000GrantAmt
Revenue$52,250,404RevenueAmt
DescStevens Community Medical Center is a not-for-profit integrated health care system. The mission of the Medical Center is to make available high-quality health care. The Medical Center serves the population of West Central Minnesota and is becoming a regional health care center."CARING IS OUR REASON FOR BEING"SCMC provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of SCMC, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services. To further that, our mission is to serve the community with respect to providing health care services and health care education. For example, the Medical Center is committed to provide medical services to all members of its community, provide free care and/or subsidized care, promote health activities and programs to support the community, and provide care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost. Therefore, financial assistance will be considered where the need and/or an individual's inability to pay exists. SCMC had 42,055 hospital outpatient visits, 38,252 clinic and urgent care visits, 790 inpatient days, 6,653 outpatient counseling visits, 74 deliveries, 612 surgeries, 2,710 emergency room visits, and 25,298 therapy treatments in 2024. SCMC also owns and operates the Courage Cottage, an assisted living facility specializing in care for the terminally ill. In 2024, 12 residents were served, and the cost to provide their care was subsidized by community donations.Recognizing its mission to the community, SCMC provides services to Medicare, Medicaid, and other patients covered by governmental programs that often is below cost. For example, in 2024, SCMC was reimbursed less than cost by $2,502,586 for Medicaid participants. The estimated cost of foregone charges for services supplied under SCMC's charity care policy (free and/or subsidized care) was $539,734 in 2024.Charity care is also provided through many reduced price services and free SCMC programs and information offered throughout the year based on activities and services which SCMC believes will serve a bona fide community need. These include: various brochures to educate patients; staff speaking for a variety of community events including SCMC sponsored "health nights," elderly and adult education; sponsoring a smoking cessation program and a variety of other "wellness" type programs at subsidized cost; providing meeting facilities for various community groups; offering support groups; and providing assistance to educators through our work with student nurses.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$43,856,853TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalYes (1)OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt AttYes (1)AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee354EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Phone3205897627PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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David Paul
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$864$0$0
Bart Finzel
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$720$0$0
Ward Voorhees
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$480$0$0
Jan Hagen
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$900$0$0
Jodi DeCamp
Director1.00Yes (X)$700$0$0
Paul Martin
Director1.00Yes (X)$350$0$0
Darryl Larson
Director1.00Yes (X)$350$0$0
Rachel Johnson
Director1.00Yes (X)$500$0$0
Toby Christie-Perkins DO
Director/Physician40.00Yes (X)$310,274$0$63,582
Brent Barnstuble MD-Director
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Elizabeth Meichsner MD
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Jason Huikko MD - Director
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Kerrie McEvilly
President/CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$378,355$0$52,110
Sarah Tahtinen
CFO (Until Sept 24)40.00Yes (X)$159,962$0$0
Kurt Sargent
CFO (As of Aug 24)40.00Yes (X)$73,486$0$4,099
Timothy Jay MD
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Thomas Davis MD
Surgeon40.00$496,584$0$11,854Yes (X)
Eric Larson
CRNA40.00$441,374$0$60,654Yes (X)
John Anderson DO
Physician40.00$305,379$0$16,405Yes (X)
Risa Dorweiler
Nurse Practitioner40.00$301,521$0$55,192Yes (X)
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Carlson-Lavine Inc
2965 Patridge RoadRosevilleMN55113Construction Services$9,154,736
NovaCare Rehabilitation
400 East 1st StMorrisMN56267Therapy Services$1,178,381
Regional Diagnostic Radiology
1990 Conneticut AveSartellMN56377Radiology services$486,042
Kevin T Marble
1224 Trumpet DrFort WorthTX76131Physician Services$375,751
Tricare Medical Staffing
708 19th Ave NSartellMN56377Physician Services$355,050
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Patient Service Revenue621110$48,664,216$48,664,216
340B Pharmacy Revenue456110$3,446,318$3,446,318
Supporting Revenue900099$139,870$139,870
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Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Program Services$25,000ProgramServicesAmt

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Management And General$672,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$2,505,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$1,226,304ProgramServicesAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$66,313ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$6,406,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$630,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$29,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$166,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$2,168,366ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$330,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$503,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$588,671TotalAmt
Program Services$438,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$94,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$86,722ProgramServicesAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$802,668ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$356,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Pharmacy 340B Program c$1,754,569$1,754,569
MN Care Tax$584,496$584,496
DHS Medicare Surcharge$359,696$359,696

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,666BOYAmt
EOY$1,666EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$14,375,423BOYAmt
EOY$15,457,268EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,392,766BOYAmt
EOY$7,918,060EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$2,018,704EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$340,887BOYAmt
EOY$447,651EOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,720,247BOYAmt
EOY$31,548,948EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$33,071,240BOYAmt
EOY$25,927,966EOYAmt

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BOY$481,646BOYAmt
EOY$670,260EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$83,990,523EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$5,734,103BOYAmt
EOY$6,708,034EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,813,598BOYAmt
EOY$3,727,024EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$10,435,058EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,703,631BOYAmt
EOY$73,308,154EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,382BOYAmt
EOY$247,311EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,973,013BOYAmt
EOY$73,555,465EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,520,714BOYAmt
EOY$83,990,523EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,445,951ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$135,395NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,106OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (1)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$21,093BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year$14,165AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year$15,271DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance$19,987EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab0InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$431,998OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$431,998BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,179,647OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,212,445DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,967,202BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,585,651OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,846,679DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,738,972BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,041,130OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$630,354DepreciationAmt
Book Value$410,776BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$31,548,948TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred compensation obligation$2,368,665
Construction Payable$1,051,814
Estimated third-party payor settlement$306,545
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,727,024TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$54,254,927TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$135,395NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$135,395RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$54,119,532RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$1,382OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$1,382RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$54,118,150TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$50,672,475TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Losses Reported$276LossesReportedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$276ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$50,672,199ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$50,672,199TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 1b:The organization holds the assets for the Stevens Community Medical Center Auxiliary/Gift Shop. The assets are not included on the books of the Medical Center. The revenue and expense have been recorded on the applicable lines of the Form 990.
Part X, Line 2:The Medical Center believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Medical Center would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Auxiliary net income not included in financial statements -1,106. Loss on Sale of Asset -276.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance PolicyYes (1)FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written PolicyYes (1)WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals PolicyYes (X)AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free CareYes (1)FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent100Yes (X)Percent100Ind
FPG Reference Discounted CareYes (1)FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd

Discounted Care Oth Percentage DiscountedCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Discounted Care Other170.000000000000DiscountedCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (1)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (1)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed BudgetYes (1)ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care0UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportYes (1)AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available0ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$539,734TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$539,734NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.01070TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$7,095,060TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$4,643,754DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$2,451,306NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.04840TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$7,634,794TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$4,643,754DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$2,991,040NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.05910TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$186,238TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$186,238NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00370TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$304,251TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$304,251NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00600TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$22,741TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$22,741NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00040TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$513,230TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$513,230NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.01010TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$8,148,024TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$4,643,754DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$3,504,270NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.06920TotalExpensePct

Other Communtity Building Acty OtherCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$68,736TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$68,736NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00140TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$68,736TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$68,736NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00140TotalExpensePct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense ReportedYes (1)BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$733,086BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable$0BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$15,212,053ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr$15,395,517CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall-$183,464MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection PolicyYes (1)WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance PrvsnYes (1)FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities1HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Stevens Community Medical CenterBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 East 1st StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMorrisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56267ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Website Addresswww.scmcinc.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
State License00653StateLicenseNum
Licensed HospitalYes (X)LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And SurgicalYes (X)GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Critical Access HospitalYes (X)CriticalAccessHospitalInd
Emergency Room24 HrsYes (X)EmergencyRoom24HrsInd
OtherTwo provider-based rural health clinicsOtherDesc

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Stevens Community Medical CenterBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY0FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY0TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA ConductedYes (1)CHNAConductedInd
Community DefinitionYes (X)CommunityDefinitionInd
Community DemographicsYes (X)CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing ResourcesYes (X)ExistingResourcesInd
How Data ObtainedYes (X)HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health NeedsYes (X)CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health IssuesYes (X)OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id ProcessYes (X)CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting ProcessYes (X)ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA ImpactYes (X)PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted22CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others InputYes (1)TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts0CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts0CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely AvailableYes (1)CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own WebsiteYes (X)RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URLSee Section COwnWebsiteURLTxt
Implementation Strategy AdoptYes (1)ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt22ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted WebsiteYes (1)StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URLSee Section CStrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax0OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria ExplainedYes (1)EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free DscntYes (X)FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care100.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care170.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Income Level CriteriaYes (X)IncomeLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency CriteriaYes (X)MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status CriteriaYes (X)InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Underinsurance Stat CriteriaYes (X)UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd
Other CriteriaYes (X)OtherCriteriaInd
Explained BasisYes (1)ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst ExplnYes (1)AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described InfoYes (X)DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt DocYes (X)DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital ContactYes (X)ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Other MethodYes (X)OtherMethodInd
Includes Publicity MeasuresYes (1)IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On WebsiteYes (X)FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URLSee Section CFAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On WebsiteYes (X)FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URLSee Section CFAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On WebsiteYes (X)FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URLSee Section CFAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No ChargeYes (X)FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No ChrgYes (X)FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No ChrgYes (X)FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill DisplayYes (X)NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
Communtity Notified FAPYes (X)CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP TranslatedYes (X)FAPTranslatedInd
FAP Actions On NonpaymentYes (1)FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No ActionsYes (X)PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities0CollectionActivitiesInd
Provided Written NoticeYes (X)ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Made Effort Orally NotifyYes (X)MadeEffortOrallyNotifyInd
Processed FAP ApplicationYes (X)ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Made Presumptive Elig DetermYes (X)MadePresumptiveEligDetermInd
Nondis Emergency Care PolicyYes (1)NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Look Back Medicare PrivateYes (X)LookBackMedicarePrivateInd
Amounts Generally Billed0AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges0GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Stevens Community Medical CenterPart V, Section B, Line 5: SCMC provided names, demographics, and contact information for 91 potential attendees. RHI reached out to all 91 to invite them to participate. Attendees could choose the focus group they preferred to attend based on their availability. Each focus group included a mix of attendees representing their community. All four focus groups were scheduled to be in-person at the Stevens Community Medical Center Multi-Purpose Room in Morris, Minnesota. Attendees included seniors, representatives from businesses, health care consumers, active health care providers, parents, school representatives, and lifelong residents. Twenty-three (23) of the 91 individuals signed up to attend and 21 attended. Secondary data was presented to attendees at the beginning of the focus groups and included information about community population by race and ethnicity, age range, percentage of unemployed, and percentage living in poverty. Data regarding quality-of-life variables such as rates of diabetes, obesity, adults currently smoking, and suicide were shared. Ratios of population to primary care providers, dentists, and mental health providers were also presented. Each focus group was asked the same questions. Focus group comments reflect the perceptions of the group. Thirty-one potential stakeholders were identified by the hospital and RHI reached out to all 31 to invite them to participate. Eight stakeholder interviews were scheduled and seven virtual meeting sessions were held; each approximately 60 minutes. As with the focus groups, secondary data was presented and RHI staff facilitated discussion of questions identified by SCMC. No identifiable information was disclosed to maintain confidentiality.
Stevens Community Medical CenterPart V, Section B, Line 11: SCMC identified the following needs in the most recently conducted CHNA.1. Making healthy lifestyle accessible to the community as a whole2. Improving access to care3. Supporting the initiatives to increase childcare within the community4. Actively connecting individuals with food insecurity resources5. Collaborating to provide health education to our community6. Connecting individuals to financial resources within our communitySCMC determined during the evaluation process that these needs would be best addressed by other organizations in the community. SCMC focused on the healthcare needs identified. 1. Supporting the initiatives to increase childcare within the community2. Actively connecting individuals with food insecurity resources3. Connecting individuals to financial resources within our communityThe 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment conducted by the Stevens Community Medical Center (SCMC) identified a wide range of current issues in the county, as well as the residents and community leaders' concerns for the future. The issues identified included improving access to care in our current healthcare facility, collaborating to provide health education to our community, and making healthy lifestyles accessible to the community as a whole. It was decided these issues are a priority to serving the patients in the community. Each of these priorities will also focus on "addressing language barriers and expanding cultural awareness" into each of these health priorities explained in this document.A) Improving access to care: In 2024 SCMC took the following action to advance improving access to care:1. SCMC hired a general surgeon and a psychologist who both started in January 2024, and two family medicine with obstetrics doctors who started in September 2024. An additional bilingual nurse for the clinic was hired in January of 2024. SCMC filled a full-time Dermatologist position that was open due to a retirement beginning in June of 2024 and hired a full-time optometrist in September of 2024 who took over the position of a retiring optometrist.2. SCMC also hired an additional nurse practitioner at the Starbuck Clinic location that started in April of 2024.3. SCMC recruited a Family Medicine physician with OB who signed a contract to start summer of 2026 with C-Section experience.4. We have added several ED providers with an almost full roster. With the new ED now open, recruiting will be easier.5. SCMC created a clinic RN position to offload some of the administrative duties of the Primary Care Providers (medication refills, My Chart messages, nursing home admit paperwork) so they can focus more on patient care.6. We have gotten 2 medical on-call providers certified in CALS and one more is scheduled to be certified in near future.7. A Spanish telephone prompt was implemented to the phone system.8. The SCMC Same-Day-Clinic implemented in fall of 2023 was good for the community and helped with access to care. It was staffed by a locum provider for one year until the two new family medicine with obstetrics providers started in September 2024. Since then, we have been working to build up their patient bases.B) Collaborating to provide health education to our community:In 2024, SCMC took the following actions to advance collaborating to provide health education to our community:1. On November 4, 2024, SCMC hosted the annual Fall into Health event. Fall into Health is a health-inspired event providing free lab draws, a free community meal, and health-related booths to educate the community. Breakout sessions were provided on topics in Dermatology, High Blood Pressure, Concussion Therapy and Dementia. In addition, 168 screening labs for glucose, hemoglobin, vitamin D, and cholesterol were completed free of charge, 407 complimentary meals were served, 66 flu shots were given and 39 vendors participated in the event, including 18 internal SCMC services. Spanish interpretation services were provided free of charge by SCMC for the Spanish speaking community in Stevens County. SCMC also received an award in September of 2024 in Community Benefits from the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) for their work done with the Fall into Health event. SCMC learned at the MHA awards that SCMC is the only health organization that puts on a large-scale health expo of this kind.2. SCMC received a grant for opioid addiction reduction for $72K. An SCMC family medicine physician did complete training on suboxone in April 2024. In addition, eight staff from the SCMC Behavioral Medicine department completed training in May 2024 that also included an additional therapist who went back to school to become a drug and alcohol addiction counselor. In addition, both advanced practice therapists will receive the suboxone training.3. SCMC started suboxone clinic program planning that ties in with the above grant. The clinic is on hold until necessary staff is trained. We are researching the "town model" that others have implemented. Two additional Family Practice physicians were trained, but additional training may be necessary. Grant is available to reapply in 2025.4. The SCMC Emergency Department has given out four Naloxone kits (NAP) kits since the program started at SCMC in late fall of 2023. C) Making healthy lifestyles accessible to the community as a whole.In 2024, SCMC took the following actions to advance making healthy lifestyles accessible to the community as a whole:1. SCMC continues to provide annual monetary support for the Food Drop program. In addition they also provide staff volunteers to help at the one-day a month event that takes place during the June-August months. Total people served in June was 885, July was 929 and August was 900.2. SCMC planned a free 2K/5K walk/run on Thanksgiving (Turkey Trot). The event brought in 95 people. In addition to the free event $488 in free will donations and 63 pounds of non-perishable food was collected and donated to the local Stevens County Food Shelf. In addition to the Turkey Trot, SCMC helps sponsor monetarily to six other Summer & Fall community organized races and physical activities (ie. Chokio Free Swim, RUSC Kinship Magic Mile & 5K, Donnelly Dash, Hancock 4th of July 5K, Starbuck Kids Fun Run, and the UMM Tinman Triathlon). 3. SCMC also collaborated with the local 4-H Extension office for the second year to provide education at the local farmers market. In the summer of 2024, SCMC provided support for kids to attend a 6-week educational program. Topics covered were: where does our food come from, how we use many parts of plants and animals, assembling a nourishing and energy-giving trail mix, creating seed blankets for planting seeds at home, matching seeds to the plants they create, and a food scavenger hunt with facts on each food they found at the market. Kids who participated in the activity for that week were then given tokens to use at the farmer's market that same day. Each coin was worth $2 and in the 5 weeks 285 coins were used totaling $570 that was invested back into local market vendors. Once again, collaborators said the program was such a success and it was agreed to do again the following summer.4. In September 2024, SCMC once again partnered in a youth mentorship program with 3 SCMC staff participating in the monthly lunch buddy program organized by the community RUSC Kinship program. In addition, SCMC also sponsored and collaborated with RUSC Kinship for the 2nd year in a run/walk geared to kids with over 40 people, kids and adults who attended.5. The Food Rx Program that was approved with a grant in October 2023 and started initial screening in December of 2023 with a focus on food insecurities made great headway in 2024. Food Rx boxes arrived in February of 2024 at SCMC and 73 boxes were given out during the 2024 year. Phase 2 (Produce Prescription) of the project started in August of 2024 with the collaboration of the local Food Shelf. SCMC staff contacted patients who had indicated food insecurities during their clinic visit and worked hours outside of their regular shift to distribute these boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables and frozen meats. On average, 20 boxes were provided each month from August 2024-December 2024 to these participants. SCMC also received an award for their work on the Food Rx Program for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) from the Minnesota Hospital Association in Spring of 2024.6. SCMC provided a discounted rate on sports physicals for students in high school. We saw 35 patients during a 2-day clinic with evening hours in August of 2024. 7. SCMC coordinated two Blood Drives with the Red Cross in June and had a total of 32 donors.8. SCMC participated at the local area middle school career day in November of 2024 with 7th and 8th graders. SCMC sent two staff, a Registered Nurse and a Radiologic/MRI technologist, who spoke with students about healthcare.
Stevens Community Medical CenterPart V, Section B, Line 13b: The organization considers the patient's ability to make reasonable monthly payments on a balance owed. When income and expense documentation (such as pay stubs and tax returns) doesn't reflect an accurate picture of a patient's ability to pay, additional considerations are made.
Stevens Community Medical CenterPart V, Section B, Line 13h: Federal guidelines and Minnesota Attorney General agreement percentage discounts were used to determine eligibility for discounts.
Stevens Community Medical CenterPart V, Section B, Line 15e: We send MNSure applications and assist patients in applying for programs where there is a need and possibility for basis of eligibility. We are also an HPE (Hospital Presumptive Eligibility) site and provide and screen for short term medical assistance approvals.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, line 7a:https://www.scmcinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SCMC-CHNA-Final-Summary-Report.pdf
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, line 10a:https://www.scmcinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022-CHNA-Implementation-Plan.pdf
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, line 15d:The organization does not refer to an outside agency to assist with the application process as the Organization will assist individuals internally.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, line 16a-c:https://www.scmcinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Patient-Financial-Options.pdfhttps://www.scmcinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Care-Application-Expense-Report_Jan2024.pdfhttps://www.scmcinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bo34-Financial-Assistance-Policy-Plain-Language-Summary.pdf
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp

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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1409 East 1st StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMorrisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56267ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FacilityAssisted Living FacilityFacilityTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 3c:The following factors are used by the organization to help determine eligibility for Financial Assistance: * Proof of household income (such as social security award letters, pay stubs and tax returns).* Assessing the patient's ability to make reasonable monthly payments on balance owed (expense form reflecting household income and expenses).* When income and expense documentation doesn't reflect an accurate picture of a patient's ability to pay, additional considerations are made (e.g. wages have changed since the last filed tax return).*Medical Indigency is also considered.* SCMC provides assistance in applying for healthcare programs where applicable. Status of insurance is reviewed at application. * SCMC does not consider assets in the determination of eligibility for Financial Assistance.Along with the above considerations, the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) are reviewed and the most appropriate discount is offered. The organization provides a 40% discount to 80% discount when income levels meet 170% down to 101% of the FPG. For example, an 80% discount is given for income ranges from 101% to 120% of the FPG. Outside of the FPG and FAP application process we standardly apply the 25% self-pay discount which is based off our Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) for all self-pay patients with qualifying services (i.e. medically necessary services which are not cosmetic or elective).
Part I, Line 7:Charity care expense was converted to cost based on an overall cost-to-charge ratio addressing all patient segments. Medicaid was converted to cost using the cost-charge-ratio derived from Worksheet 2. Community health improvement services, health professions education, and cash and in-kind contributions are reported based on actual expenses recorded to the general ledger.
Part II, Community Building Activities:SCMC paid over $68,736 in local real estate taxes for our two medical clinics, which would certainly have a positive impact on the health of the communities we serve.
Part III, Line 2:The amount reported on line 2 represents implicit price concessions. The Medical Center determines its estimate of implicit price concessions based on its historical collection experience with this class of patients.
Part III, Line 3:The Hospital does not have a way to reasonably estimate the amount of implicit price concessions that are attributable to patients who would qualify for financial assistance.
Part III, Line 4:A review of all bad debt account notes from 2024 was performed. The figure in Part III, line 3 is comprised of accounts where the patient indicated interest in FAP, an application was sent, but was either not returned or returned with incomplete documentation. All accounts shown in this figure reflect several attempts to receive an application and supporting documentation. Therefore, a reasonable determination for Financial Assistance eligibility could not be made.
Part III, Line 8:Medicare allowable cost is based on the Medicare Cost Report. The Medicare Cost report is completed based on the rules & regulations set forth by Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.All of the Medicare shortfall should be treated as a community benefit. The Organization treats individuals regardless of the ability to pay. It is a community benefit to be able to treat all individuals at the local hospital and clinic.Hospital services reimbursed on a fee schedule are not included in the Medicare calculation per the Form 990 instructions. Had this been reported the Hospital would have had a greater loss from Medicare services of $183,464. $15,212,053 - Medicare fee schedule revenue($15,395,517) - Medicare estimated costs of care relating to payments ($183,464) - Net (Shortage)
Part III, Line 9b:Patients that qualify for FAP are sent an approval letter with percentage of discount extended and effective dates of approval. For partial FAP eligibility the letter outlines any remaining balance due and lists several options including reasonable payments to satisfy the remainder of the balance. The collections cycle starts over for FAP qualifying applicants. There would need to be another 120 days before ECA's would be initiated but we try to avoid this wherever possible being flexible with payments that are reasonable. The 30-day notice is satisfied via the final notice letter provided in absence of payment for an account with no payments or contact at 90 days from billing cycle (plain language summary is sent at this time). The patient has 240 days from first billing cycle in which to apply for FAP. Our collections agency is aware of these regulations and assists us with patient coordination if they show interest in applying should they be sent to collections after 120 days but within the 240-day application period window.
Part VI, Line 2:Many of our department heads are members of boards or organizations throughout the community. These include the Chamber of Commerce, the Morris Area Community Development Committee, and Morris Area Child Care Center in addition to others. The information obtained from participating in these committees is utilized to continually assess the appropriateness of existing services and the need for potential new areas of health related opportunities. Various departmental meetings are also used to get input from all employees, who are also consumers of our services, regarding areas of potential growth. In addition we conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment in 2022.
Part VI, Line 3:Stevens Community Medical Center provides a copy of our charity care guidelines and financial assistance contact information to interested patients as part of our intake/screening process; self-pay patients (particularly inpatients) are asked if they have financial concerns and are referred to a financial counselor if a need is discovered. A variety of tools are used to determine potential needs through the registration, prior authorization, and billing processes - social worker's referral, identification of uninsured or underinsured status, and/or a previous history of inability to pay. The charity care guidelines, policy, plain language summary, application, instructions and contact information are posted on our website. We also post financial assistance contact information for persons interested in applying for Charity Care and/or Medicaid in patient common areas such as registration, waiting areas, physician rooms and the Cashier's office.In addition, if payments are not being made after 2-3 statements have been sent, a Financial Counselor will call to inform the patient of their options. At that time, we would send out an application for Financial Assistance, discuss with the patient the availability of various government benefits, such as Medicaid or state programs, and assist the patient with qualification for such programs, where applicable. At the time final notices for non-payment are sent at least 90 days after first statement delivery, the plain language summary is also mailed. Calls are also being placed throughout this timeframe to prevent accounts from going to bad debt by obtaining reasonable payment and educating on FAP availability.
Part VI, Line 4:Stevens Community Medical Center serves the County of Stevens including the towns of Morris, Donnelly, Hancock, Chokio and Alberta. We also serve areas of Pope, Swift, Traverse, Grant, and Big Stone. We anticipate the total primary service area to be approximately 15,000, with a secondary market of an additional 20,000.The service area is primarily rural, with a strong agricultural base. We are also fortunate to have a university presence with the University of Minnesota, Morris. Approximately 51% of our inpatients are Medicare and/or Medicare HMO and another 16% are Medicaid and/or MN Care.There are three hospitals in the area that are larger than SCMC located in towns 50 miles from Morris in different directions. There are also hospitals in Benson, Wheaton, Graceville, Glenwood, Elbow Lake and Appleton, all of which are within a 30 mile radius of Morris.Stevens County is a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for both primary care and mental health. Pope County, where the Starbuck Clinic is located, is also a federally designated HPSA.
Part VI, Line 5:As described earlier, SCMC has a community Board of Directors that represent specific portions of our service area. Medical staff privileges are extended to all qualified physicians in the community. We also own and operate an assisted living facility which specializes in the terminally ill. This is currently subsidized by community donations. The Emergency Room is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week and is open to all patients regardless of ability to pay. All our employed physicians attend several educational opportunities, as do the balance of our licensed and professional staff. SCMC works to provide education to staff or opportunities for education on the latest most up to date care techniques and strategies as well as education related to compliance, billing, fraud, abuse and other regulatory rules. SCMC also works with a variety of higher education schools to provide onsite internships, residency experience, and fieldwork. Every dollar generated in excess of expenses at SCMC is reinvested in the organization to improve the services offered to the communities we serve. This includes effectively funding the depreciation of our building and equipment, investment in facilities and equipment, expansion of services to meet community need, and investment in education of staff to provide high quality effective care to our community members. The community health service activities are designed to complement the identified health needs in our area. SCMC promotes community health with partnerships with other community groups such as the Farmer's Market, local food drop, local elementary/high school education programs, providing an athletic trainer to the local high school, and a community health group that coordinates activities such as the Fall Into Health. SCMC providers and staff provide education and training to local service groups. Much of the emphasis associated with these events is toward prevention and early detection.We are also acutely aware of the fact that a large percentage of the population we serve are senior citizens and value the benefit of the free transit services we provide for clinic appointments.Charity care is also provided through many reduced price services and free SCMC programs and information offered throughout the year based on activities and services which SCMC believes will serve a bona fide community need. These include: various brochures to educate patients; staff speaking for a variety of community events including SCMC sponsored "health nights", elderly and adult education; sponsoring a smoking cessation program and a variety of other "wellness" type programs at subsidized cost; providing meeting facilities for various community groups; offering support groups; and providing assistance to educators through our work with student nurses.SCMC provides many opportunities for community involvement through volunteering. Approximately 14 people volunteer for a variety of activities at SCMC. Volunteers are from a wide range of ages including youth from the local schools. SCMC staff volunteer their time to serve at the community food drop program.SCMC is the only hospital in Morris.MERC Program/Residency/Internships- SCMC has benefited from Medical Residency and FNP programs that participate in the MERC funding program. This assists SCMC with the costs associated with clinical rotations, such as extra hours and lodging expenditures. It allows SCMC to continue to support the growth of students in Rural Health Care programs. Courage Cottage donations are used to support end of life care, as SCMC identified that as a community need. SCMC's administration advocates with government contacts to encourage measures that will improve the overall health of the community we serve.SCMC is a tobacco-free facility.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Stevens County Food Shelf
701 Iowa AveMorrisMN56267411829830501(c)(3)$10,000$0Backpack program and food shelf
Stevens County Fair
177 County Rd 22MorrisMN56267416037296501(c)(3)$15,000$0Naming rights for building
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Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCMC provides a general donation to the Backpack Program which provides food to families. SCMC provides a general donation to the Food Shelf to support its food program. SCMC partners closely with the Food Shelf on the food programs and while there is no direct monitoring, we are very confident in the use of the funds, as SCMC staff are involved in the distribution of food. Additionally, the $10,000 is not material enough to require continuing oversight. The Organization gave $15,000 to the Stevens County Fair in 2024. The amounts helped to upgrade a building at the Stevens County Fairgrounds, and the Organization was given naming rights of the building for 12 years. No additional monitoring of funds was done.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Timothy Jay MD
Orthopedic Surgeon$576,164$0$132,026$0$486$0$20,700$0$39,954$0$769,330$0$0$0
Thomas Davis MD
Surgeon$462,617$0$30,205$0$3,762$0$0$0$11,854$0$508,438$0$0$0
Eric Larson
CRNA$247,724$0$193,170$0$480$0$20,700$0$39,954$0$502,028$0$0$0
Brent Barnstuble MD-Director
(As of Sept 24)/Physician$337,256$0$66,841$0$618$0$25,012$0$39,954$0$469,681$0$0$0
Elizabeth Meichsner MD
Director/Physician$378,409$0$205$0$353$0$25,012$0$47,476$0$451,455$0$0$0
Kerrie McEvilly
President/CEO$375,592$0$205$0$2,558$0$26,737$0$25,373$0$430,465$0$0$0
Toby Christie-Perkins DO
Director/Physician$309,756$0$205$0$313$0$23,388$0$40,194$0$373,856$0$0$0
Risa Dorweiler
Nurse Practitioner$104,373$0$196,734$0$414$0$18,613$0$36,579$0$356,713$0$0$0
John Anderson DO
Physician$304,963$0$205$0$211$0$16,051$0$354$0$321,784$0$0$0
Jason Huikko MD - Director
(Until Aug 24)/Physician$240,769$0$0$0$9,497$0$10,076$0$8,797$0$269,139$0$0$0
Sarah Tahtinen
CFO (Until Sept 24)$159,165$0$217$0$580$0$0$0$0$0$159,962$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe physicians are eligible to receive quarterly incentive compensation based on their personal gross revenue production for non-ancillary services, according to the terms of their contracts. Advanced Practice Providers also receive quarterly bonuses contingent on the services they provide to patients of SCMC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThe organization does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bPrior to filing, the 990 is reviewed in detail by the CFO and President/CEO. The Board of Directors is given the opportunity to review a copy prior to filing. A copy of the Form 990 is attached to the state filing. The state filing requires a Board Resolution approving the filing. During that time the board is briefed on information contained within the Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe organization has two conflict of interest policies - one that covers officers and directors and one that covers other management staff (including other key employees, if applicable). Potential conflicts identified by officers and directors are reviewed by the remaining board members; those identified by management are reviewed by the President/CEO. Officers and directors are to abstain from voting on any such matter where they have a potential conflict of interest. The President/CEO evaluates each potential conflict identified by management on an individual basis in order to determine the appropriate restrictions to put in place.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Board of Directors references the MN Hospital Association CEO Compensation Survey as well as other hospitals' Form 990s when reviewing the CEO's compensation on an annual basis. Besides participating in MHA compensation surveys, SCMC also references the Medi-Sota compensation survey that includes approximately 50 hospitals in MN for various positions. The President/CEO reviews salary ranges for officers and key employees of the organization on an annual basis. SCMC receives an annual assessment from the Faegre Drinker Midwest Rural Hospital Compensation Survey regarding compensation ranges for primary care and specialty physicians. The President/CEO also reviews the MGMA (Medical Group Management Association) compensation survey for physician compensation and the MHA compensation survey for the CFO compensation annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The audited financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available to the general public upon request. The audited financial statements are also attached to the Form 990.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gRepairs and Maintenance: Program service expenses 770,830. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 770,830. Purchased Services: Program service expenses 5,291,479. Management and general expenses 394,180. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,685,659. Equipment Rent: Program service expenses 344,144. Management and general expenses 17,196. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 361,340. Physician Recruitment: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 219,607. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 219,607.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Auxiliary Net Income/Loss 1,106.

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