Critical access hospital · Ripon, Wisconsin · 15 beds · CMS certification number 521321
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital
Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS June 12, 2026. 24 years on file, all shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Enrolled with Medicare by Ripon Medical Center.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $6.2M in its first year on file (2002) to $32.0M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$1.5M (2023), $397K (2024), −$3.0M (2025).
- 2 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 6.3% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 27.6%.
- AGNESIAN HEALTHCARE INC holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
24 years of filings
2002 settled margin −15.2% $6.2M $7.1M
2003 settled margin −4.2% $13.7M $14.2M
2004 settled margin −11.3% $13.6M $15.1M
2005 settled margin −8.5% $14.7M $15.9M
2006 settled margin −13.7% $14.5M $16.5M
2007 reopened margin −11.4% $16.9M $18.8M
2008 settled margin −12.8% $17.4M $19.6M
2009 settled with audit margin −17.0% $17.4M $20.4M
2010 settled with audit margin −28.8% $18.8M $24.2M
2011 settled margin −58.1% $14.9M $23.5M
2012 settled margin −6.3% $16.6M $17.7M
2013 settled margin −5.7% $20.4M $21.6M
2014 settled margin −3.3% $21.0M $21.7M
2015 settled with audit margin −5.6% $24.1M $25.5M
2016 settled with audit margin −9.8% $25.9M $28.5M
2017 settled margin −2.2% $27.9M $28.5M
2018 settled margin 1.6% $29.7M $29.2M
2019 settled margin −2.4% $28.7M $29.4M
2020 settled margin −13.8% $25.6M $29.2M
2021 settled margin 9.7% $32.1M $29.0M
2022 settled margin −0.4% $33.0M $33.2M
2023 settled margin −4.7% $31.8M $33.3M
2024 as submitted margin 1.1% $34.9M $34.5M
2025 as submitted margin −9.5% $32.0M $35.0M
Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Wisconsin with under 25 beds, fiscal year 2025.
Hospital Beds Net patient revenue Operating expenses Margin
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital 15 $31,969,128 $35,006,395 −9.5%
Cumberland Healthcare, Cumberland 14 $31,229,691 $36,371,432 −16.5%
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services, Edgerton 16 $40,268,823 $43,729,676 −8.6%
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville, Neillsville 16 $41,737,390 $38,607,217 7.5%
Mayo Clinic Health System - Sparta, Sparta 15 $51,161,112 $50,252,040 1.8%
Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital- Superior, Superior 16 $122,248,791 $95,122,777 22.2%
Patients and payers
- Discharges 493 S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days 1,654 S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day 4.5 days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy 30.2% days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days 27.6% S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days 6.3% S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- AGNESIAN HEALTHCARE INC100%
- SSM HEALTH CARE OF WISCONSIN INC100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: SSM HEALTH (100%), laboratory; SSM HEALTH (100%), home office; SSM HEALTH (100%), ssm regional ho.
Other hospitals with the same owner: SSM Health Monroe Hospital (WI), Stoughton Hospital (WI).
Control: voluntary nonprofit, church.
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by RIPON MEDICAL CENTER INC (employer identification number 391101287) 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) | $2,666,396 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $633,205 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,692,762 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $2,420,423 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $245,973 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0801 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
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Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by RIPON MEDICAL CENTER INC (employer identification number 391101287) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER OGLE | PT YR DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANN THURMER | FORMER OFFICER | Former | $0 | $407,420 | $137,142 |
| DOUGLAS LONG | SECRETARY, GENERAL COUNSEL AT SSM HEALTH | Officer | $0 | $1,425,239 | $777,013 |
| ELLEN SORENSEN | PT YR DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MASKEL | DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $142,795 | $14,024 |
| JOAN KARSTON | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL BERTRAM | PT YR DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE VERGOS | FORMER OFFICER | Former | $0 | $643,009 | $242,929 |
| KATIE KENNEDY | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET HEFFERNAN | PT YR DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HOLZMAN | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY WHITROCK | PT YR DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LUEPTOW | PT YR DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW POGODZINSKI | DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN | Trustee/director | $0 | $755,367 | $62,067 |
| OLIVIA OTTE | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI LEITZEN FYE | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PENG HER | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL PRELLWITZ | PT YR DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY COMBS | TREASURER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT SSM HEALTH | Officer | $0 | $2,182,354 | $1,238,074 |
| RHEA EMMER | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE SMOOT | VICE PRESIDENT, COO AT SSM HEALTH | Officer | $0 | $2,054,358 | $1,204,489 |
| SUE ANDERSON | DIRECTOR, REGIONAL PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $1,428,914 | $540,322 |
| TED MILLER | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS KIRSCHBAUM | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | $0 | $532,265 | $210,384 |
| TODD WEIR | PT YR DIRECTOR, CHAIRPERSON | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE MATZKE | DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY SPARKMAN | DIRECTOR, CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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File HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, CMS certification number 521321. Owners of 5% or more: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments, Medicare enrollment October 1, 2026.
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