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Webster County Memorial Hospital
Webster Springs, WV 26288
| Bed count | 15 | Medicare provider number | 511301 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | NO | Children's hospital | NO |
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
(as % of total functional expenses)
Community Benefit Expenditures: 2021
All tax-exempt organizations file a Form 990 with the IRS for every tax year. If the tax-exempt organization operates one or more hospital facilities during the tax year, the organization must attach a Schedule H to Form 990. On Part I of Schedule H, the organization records the expenditures it made during the tax year for various types of community benefits; 9 types are shown on this web tool. By default, this web tool presents community benefit expenditures as a percentage of the organization’s functional expenses, which it reports on Form 990, Part IX, Line 25, Column A. (The more commonly heard term, ‘total operating expenses’, which organizations report to CMS, is generally about 90% of the ‘functional expenses’). The user may change the default to see the dollar expenditures.
Operating expenses $ 10,656,821 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 9,878 0.09 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 8,778 0.08 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Research as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Community health improvement services and community benefit operations*
as % of operating expensesNote: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.$ 0 0 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 1,100 0.01 %Community building*
as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %- * = CBI denoted preventative categories
- Community building activities details:
Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities? Not available Number of activities or programs (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Persons served (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Community building expense
as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses$ 0 Economic development as % of community building expenses$ 0 Community support as % of community building expenses$ 0 Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses$ 0 Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses$ 0 Coalition building as % of community building expenses$ 0 Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses$ 0 Workforce development as % of community building expenses$ 0 Other as % of community building expenses$ 0 Direct offsetting revenue $ 0 Physical improvements and housing $ 0 Economic development $ 0 Community support $ 0 Environmental improvements $ 0 Leadership development and training for community members $ 0 Coalition building $ 0 Community health improvement advocacy $ 0 Workforce development $ 0 Other $ 0
Other Useful Tax-exempt Hospital Information: 2021
In addition to community benefit and community building expenditures, the Schedule H worksheet includes sections on what percentage of bad debt can be attributable to patients eligible for financial assistance, and questions on the tax-exempt hospital's debt collection policy. When searching a specific tax-exempt hospital in this web tool, Section II provides information about bad debt and the financial assistance policy, and whether the state in which the tax-exempt hospital resides has expanded Medicaid coverage under the federal ACA.
Of the tax-exempt hospital’s overall operating expenses, amount reported as bad debt
as % of operating expenses$ 516,419 4.85 %Is the tax-exempt hospital considered a "sole community hospital" under the Medicare program? NO - Information about the tax-exempt hospital's Financial Assistance Policy and Debt Collection Policy
The Financial Assistance Policy section of Schedule H has changed over the years. The questions listed below reflect the questions on the 2009-2011 Schedule H forms and the answers tax-exempt hospitals provided for those years. The Financial Assistance Policy requirements were changed under the ACA. In the future, as the Community Benefit Insight web site is populated with 2021 data and subsequent years, the web tool will also be updated to reflect the new wording and requirements. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this section, we encourage you to contact your tax-exempt hospital directly.
Does the organization have a written financial assistance (charity care) policy? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital rely upon Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) to determine when to provide free or discounted care for patients? YES Amount of the tax-exempt hospital’s bad debt (at cost) attributed to patients eligible under the organization’s financial assistance (charity care) policy
as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %- Did the tax-exempt hospital, or an authorized third party, take any of the following collection activities before determining whether the patient was eligible for financial assistance:
Reported to credit agency Not available Under the ACA, states have the choice to expand Medicaid eligibility for their residents up to 138% of the federal poverty guidelines. The Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA did not go into effect until January 2014, so data in this web tool will not reflect each state's current Medicaid eligibility threshold. For up to date information, please visit the Terms and Glossary under the Resources tab.
After enactment of the ACA, has the state in which this tax-exempt hospital is located expanded Medicaid? YES The federal poverty guidelines (FPG) are set by the government and used to determine eligibility for many federal financial assistance programs. Tax-exempt hospitals often use FPG guidelines in their Financial Assistance policies to determine which patients will qualify for free or discounted care.
If not, is the state's Medicaid threshold for working parents at or below 76% of the federal poverty guidelines? Not available In addition to the federal requirements, some states have laws stipulating community benefit requirements as a result of tax-exemption. The laws vary from state to state and may require the tax-exempt hospitals to submit community benefit reports. Data on this web tool captures whether or not a state had a mandatory community benefit reporting law as of 2011. For more information, please see Community Benefit State Law Profiles Comparison at The Hilltop Institute.
Does the state in which the tax-exempt hospital is located have a mandatory community benefit reporting statute? YES
Community Health Needs Assessment Activities: 2021
The ACA requires all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, starting with the hospital's tax year beginning after March 23, 2012. The 2011 Schedule H included an optional section of questions on the CHNA process. This web tool includes responses for those hospitals voluntary reporting this information. The web tool will be updated to reflect changes in these questions on the 2012 and subsequent Schedule H forms.
Did the tax-exempt hospital report that they had conducted a CHNA? YES Did the CHNA define the community served by the tax-exempt hospital? YES Did the CHNA consider input from individuals that represent the broad interests of the community served by the tax-exempt hospital? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital make the CHNA widely available (i.e. post online)? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital adopt an implementation strategy to address the community needs identified by the CHNA? YES
Supplemental Information: 2021
- Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Description of the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
4A (Expenses $ 8584050 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 8194948) Critical Access Hospital services provided included 386 inpatient days, 35,707 outpaitent visits, and 7,108 RHC visits. Charges forgone for charity amounted to $5,561.
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Facility Information
Webster County Memorial Hospital Part V, Section B, Line 5: The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) questionnaire was taken to multiple public locations for community members to fill out and give their opinion of services needed and their satisfaction with services already provided by the hospital. Officials and employees were interviewed for the CHNA from the following: Webster County Health Department, Board of Education, Family Resource Network, United National Bank, Catholic Charities, and the food pantry.
Webster County Memorial Hospital Part V, Section B, Line 11: Based upon the results of the Community Health Needs Assessment, Webster County Memorial Hospital will develop a three-year Implementation Strategy to address the following significant community health related needs:*Increased education and promotion of community resources*Utilize existing affiliations to promote healthier lifestyle choices*Chronic disease maintenance and prevention (Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Respiratory)*Improve overall health statusThe CHNA, approved on June 30, 2021, has provided valuable insight to the contributing factors of health related issues faced by the residents of Webster County and the surrounding communities. It will assist Webster County Memorial Hospital as well as other community providers to collaborate their efforts to provide the necessary resources for the community. Initiatives were aggregated among two main categories, increased education and promotion of community resources and promotion of healthier lifestyle choices.
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Supplemental Information
Part I, Line 3c: The patient's income is considered and reviewed to determine the amount of discount they receive, if not free care. The patient's assets are also reviewed. They can only have one vehicle and one house. If the patient has more than one vehicle, the total value of the vehicles cannot exceed $2,000. If the value exceeds $2,000, the patient will automatically be reduced to a percentage less than 100%.
Part I, Line 7: The Hospital is a CAH and is paid 100% costs from Medicaid with the exception of the RHC which is PPS. The Medicaid community benefit expense reported on Part I, Line 7b is from the RHC excess cost over reimbursements.
Part I, Line 7, Column (f): The Bad Debt expense included on Form 990, Part IX, Line 25, Column (A), but subtracted for purposes of calculating the percentage in this column is $ 516,419.
Part II, Community Building Activities: The Hospital distributes educational material regarding smoking cessation, healthy eating, saying no to drugs, cancer, diabetes & other diseases, how to live a healthier life along with physical activities. The Hospital also assists the community with kids needs for sports.
Part III, Line 4: Patient accounts receivable are carried at the original charge less an estimate made for doubtful or uncollectible accounts. The allowance is based upon a review of the outstanding balances aged by financial class. Management uses collection percentages based upon historical collection experience to determine collectibility. Management also reviews troubled, aged accounts to determine collection potential. Patient accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts previously written off are recorded as a reduction to bad debt expense when received. Interest is not charged on patient accounts receivable.
Part III, Line 8: "The Medicare cost report was used to report Medicare revenue and expenses.CAH's receive cost reimbursement for Medicare services. A settlement process takes place after the Medicare cost report is filed in order to make payments (revenue) equal allowable cost. Thus, there is no ""shortfall"" of cost versus payments for CAH Medicare services."
Part III, Line 9b: Patient's are informed about the finanical assistance program when they call to ask about their medical bills. The billers offer patient information about the program over the phone or if the patient is seen by the biller in person, they are shown the application and the documents that are needed.
Part VI, Line 2: Director of Clinical Operations & Quality continuously reviews referral logs made by secretaries to see if there are any services we can provide here. Then we find out cost and reimbursement issues and present to CEO.
Part VI, Line 3: If the patient presents to the registration desk and is private pay, the registration clerk informs the patient that we currently have a Financial Assistance program that will help them receive a discount or have the total amount written off and offers them the application. If a patient is private pay and admitted as an observation or inpatient, the social worker reviews the financial assistance program with the patient and offers them the application before discharge. If a patient calls into the billing office to ask about their billing statement and they state they don't think they can pay or want to make a payment contract, the billers will offer the patient information on the program and offer to mail them an application.
Part VI, Line 4: Our geographical service area is rural. The majority (91.2%) of the Hospital's patients reside in Webster County, West Virginia. A portion of the remaining patients reside in Nicholas County (3.1%) and Randolph County (1.5%). The population of Webster County is 8249. The residents of Webster County have a median household income of $33,358 and 23% of the residents live in poverty. There is one hospital serving the community and the next nearest facility is 40 miles away.
Part VI, Line 5: Governing body is comprised of members of all areas of the community and are not employees of the organization. The Hospital extends privileges to all qualified staff working for the facility. The Hospital uses surplus funds to provide new services for patients. The emergency room is available to all patients whether they have the ability to pay or not. The Hospital offers MRI, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab and Nuclear medicine, which are not available at any other location in the County. The Hospital offers charitable care and serves as a source of community volunteer activities.
