Short-term acute care hospital · Portland, Maine · 77 beds · CMS certification number 200008
Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 13, 2026. 30 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $63.2M in its first year on file (1996) to $342.3M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$8.8M (2023), −$5.8M (2024), −$7.1M (2025).
- 4 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 21.8% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 20.1%.
- EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE SERVICES holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
30 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Hospitals of the same type (short-term acute care hospital), nearest in size, from Maine first; each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital | 77 | $342,278,239 | $349,383,489 | −2.1% |
| Cary Medical Center, Caribou | 49 | $72,849,268 | $77,501,929 | −6.4% |
| Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick | 93 | $294,130,060 | $292,227,599 | 0.7% |
| Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital, Rockport | 81 | $219,168,418 | $247,258,270 | −12.8% |
| St. Joseph Hospital, Bangor | 99 | $228,325,398 | $236,994,549 | −3.8% |
| York Hospital, York | 54 | $189,783,000 | $211,095,520 | −11.2% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 4,536S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 19,122S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 52.5days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 71.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 20.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 21.8%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE SERVICES100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: EMHS (100%), home office.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital (ME), Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (ME), Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (ME), Northern Light Mayo Hospital (ME), Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital (ME), Northern Light Acadia Hospital (ME).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by Mercy Hospital (employer identification number 010211534) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $16,200,103 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $221,318 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $13,288,838 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $13,510,156 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $2,689,947 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0579 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202442149349301324. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by Mercy Hospital (employer identification number 010211534) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Name | Title | Role | Reportable comp, from this organization | Reportable comp, from related organizations | Other compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Filer | Treasurer | Officer | $0 | $695,430 | $64,042 |
| Arthur Batson III | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bette L Neville | Former VP, CNO | $0 | $372,068 | $45,642 | |
| Bruce F Gomberg | Physician | $782,616 | $0 | $17,588 | |
| Cathy Lee | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Therrien | Pres/Ex-Off | Trustee/director, Officer | $634,319 | $0 | $105,033 |
| Chris Howard | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher Kleeman | Physician | $713,928 | $0 | $32,916 | |
| Craig Brett MD | Trustee/Ex-Off | Trustee/director | $533,950 | $0 | $39,261 |
| David Kennedy | VP, Finance | Officer | $227,214 | $0 | $16,715 |
| Debra D Taylor | Trustee/Chair | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dega Dhalac | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas McKeown | Trustee/V Chair | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| George Eaton | Secretary | Officer | $0 | $444,533 | $50,549 |
| Glenn Martin | Former SVP-Chief Legal Officer | $0 | $363,438 | $106,106 | |
| Gregory Orr | Former VP-Medical Group | $192,868 | $0 | $17,368 | |
| James Polewaczyk | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Palminteri MD | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Southall | VP Sr Phys Exec | Officer | $350,068 | $0 | $42,675 |
| John Wahlig | Physician | $1,187,699 | $0 | $47,526 | |
| Karen Clements | VP Nrs & Pt Cr | Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Pardue | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Blaisdell MD | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Toner | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Seelen | VP Surgical Svc | Officer | $223,426 | $0 | $2,447 |
| Melissa Skahan | VP Mission Int | Officer | $220,454 | $0 | $31,440 |
| Mike Varney | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicolas F Arredondo | Physician | $1,286,206 | $0 | $44,253 | |
| Paul Bolin | SVP & CPO | Officer | $0 | $543,269 | $110,033 |
| Robyn McDevitt | VP Pt Cr Svcs | Officer | $155,928 | $0 | $27,426 |
| Sister Anne-Marie Bourque | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sister Judith Carey RSM | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sister Mary Morey | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sister Patricia Pora | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen W Rodrigue | Physician | $1,171,298 | $0 | $16,714 | |
| Tarlan Ahmadov | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Dentry | Trustee/Ex-Off | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $1,509,740 | $62,092 |
| Victoria Morales | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Napolitano | VP Perf Oper | Officer | $206,255 | $0 | $41,148 |
| William Schirmer MD | Trustee | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202442149349301324. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 200008. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read March 13, 2026.