Critical access hospital · Black River Falls, Wisconsin · 25 beds · CMS certification number 521333
Black River Health
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, amended, stamped by CMS August 17, 2026. 21 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 $20.3M in its first year on file (2005) to $89.3M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $2.7M (2023), $3.2M (2024), $6.2M (2025).
- 4 of the 5 critical access hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 0.1% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 43.3%.
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21 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Critical access hospitals in Wisconsin with 25 to 49 beds, each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Health | 25 | $89,328,029 | $83,082,742 | 7.0% |
| Adventhealth Durand, Durand | 25 | $20,504,259 | $19,148,442 | 6.6% |
| Amery Hospital & Clinic, Amery | 25 | $91,255,557 | $85,208,276 | 6.6% |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital, Eagle River | 25 | $21,407,672 | $17,753,431 | 17.1% |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics, Friendship | 25 | $25,938,508 | $26,843,965 | −3.5% |
| Gundersen St. Joseph's Hospital and Clinics, Hillsboro | 25 | $46,891,316 | $41,642,721 | 11.2% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 444S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 3,062S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 8.4days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 33.6%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 43.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.1%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 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 BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 391027536) 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) | $13,792,131 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $270,348 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $1,630,255 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $1,900,603 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $11,891,528 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.2248 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202412399349300311. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (employer identification number 391027536) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEX BRADLEY CHOWN | CHAIRPERSON | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL SELVICK | CEO | Officer | $351,138 | $0 | $24,616 |
| CASEY TOTTEN MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $366,363 | $0 | $42,798 |
| CHRISTINE HOVELL | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CAROL MARTIN | CHIEF OF STAFF/DIRECTOR | Trustee/director, Officer | $402,550 | $0 | $70,148 |
| DR THOMAS WALKER | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTEBAN MILLER MD | CMO | Highest-compensated employee | $388,736 | $0 | $71,628 |
| HOLLY WINN | CFO | Officer | $304,702 | $0 | $61,085 |
| JOSEPH AHN DR | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $371,607 | $0 | $62,727 |
| KATHERINE POTTER | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE SEVERSON | VICE CHAIRPERSON | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE GREENDEER-RAVE | TREASURER | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MINNIHAN MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $300,466 | $0 | $52,055 |
| SMITA RAJASEKARAN MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $364,255 | $0 | $66,663 |
| TIMOTHY KUNES | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY TRANBERG | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WALLACE APLAND III | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
E-file object id 202412399349300311. 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 521333. 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 August 17, 2026.