Critical access hospital · Linton, North Dakota · 14 beds · CMS certification number 351328
Linton Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS June 15, 2026. 22 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 $1.2M in its first year on file (2004) to $10.0M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$2.0M (2023), −$2.1M (2024), −$2.0M (2025).
- All 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
22 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in North Dakota with under 25 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Hospital | 14 | $10,006,057 | $12,014,114 | −20.1% |
| First Care Health Center, Park River | 14 | $21,401,752 | $23,775,454 | −11.1% |
| Nelson County Health System-Hospital, Mcville | 19 | $7,904,186 | $9,524,450 | −20.5% |
| CHI Oakes Hospital, Oakes | 20 | $10,553,020 | $12,454,618 | −18.0% |
| Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro, Hillsboro | 16 | $15,649,695 | $17,387,558 | −11.1% |
| Unity Medical Center, Grafton | 14 | $31,247,779 | $32,719,978 | −4.7% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 63S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 469S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 1.3days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 9.2%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 73.6%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by LINTON HOSPITAL (employer identification number 450253272) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $46,780 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $5,019 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $41,761 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $46,780 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0056 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202421369349318502. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by LINTON HOSPITAL (employer identification number 450253272) for tax year 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN SCHUMACHER | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTOPHER TURMAN | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK SCHAFF | CFO / COO | Officer | $135,737 | $0 | $25,828 |
| JACKIE GRUNEFELDER | NP | Highest-compensated employee | $214,309 | $0 | $11,226 |
| LAURA JOCHIM | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKAS FISCHER | CEO | Officer | $193,656 | $0 | $26,926 |
| PETER SILBERNAGEL | BOARD SECRETARY | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA SCHATZ | NP | Highest-compensated employee | $123,631 | $0 | $22,930 |
| SANDRA MEIDINGER | BOARD PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH HOFFER | PA | Highest-compensated employee | $131,805 | $0 | $13,673 |
| SAVANNA KRAMER | PA | Highest-compensated employee | $154,446 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BERRETH | NP | Highest-compensated employee | $162,658 | $0 | $25,373 |
| TEMREE APPERT | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM VOLK | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202421369349318502. 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 351328. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read June 15, 2026.