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Regional West Medical Center

Scottsbluff, NE · EIN 47-0385129 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Regional West Medical Center reported $255.8 million in revenue and $252.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $89.29 went to program services, $10.71 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $917,499 (DIRECTOR). 109 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 6% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $252M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $256M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.7%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$917,499$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.36%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
10927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 1588.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$122M expenses · 54.3% of program spending · grants $15M · revenue $105M

Regional West Medical Center (rwmc) is a licensed 188-bed hospital which is a regional referral center and level ii trauma center. The hospital provides comprehensive and advanced medical care to people of western nebraska and surrounding portions of south dakota, wyoming and colorado. The provision of comprehensive and advanced medical care includes services in many specialties of medicine. Areas of care include brain & spine, cancer, family & children, heart & lung rehabilitation & pain management, skin and plastic surgery, surgical clinics, trauma & emergency, weight management & wellness…

$70M expenses · 31.0% of program spending · revenue $137M

As a regional hospital, rwmc also provides ancillary services to support its primary mission of hospital care. These services include laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation and therapy for patients in the region. These departments support both inpatient and outpatient procedures for patients of rwmc and affiliated organizations as well as the community. The lab also provides outreach laboratory services to providers located in wyoming, south dakota, iowa and across the state of nebraska. As a part of ensuring ongoing services through qualified technicians, rwmc operates a school of radiology…

$4.0M expenses · 1.8% of program spending · revenue $4.8M

Rwmc operates provider based clinics onsite as an extension of the hospital care and an enhancement of the care provided through affiliated organizations. The clinics operated by rwmc include spine center, wound clinic, sleep lab, heart center, infusions center, anti-coagulation, chemotherapy, and community health immunization clinics. The community health clinic operates alongside scottsbluff county in providing county nursing services. The clinic also provides a community immunization clinic as a part of the county health nurse services

$29M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$850,265$67,234$917,499
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$596,036$67,087$663,123
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$547,210$63,728$610,938
CEO/PRESIDENT
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$405,730$26,640$432,370
RN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$236,643$0$61,641$298,284
PHARMACIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$237,643$0$44,216$281,859
CFO/TREASURER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$230,377$50,621$280,998
MEDICAL PHYSICIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$220,991$0$59,648$280,639

109 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Regional West Medical Center (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$100M$200M$300M$400M201920202021202220232024$256M$252M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$256M$252M89.3%$2.8M$917,499
2023 ⓘ$230M$259M89.7%−$642K$805,639
2022 ⓘ$256M$290M88.6%$21M$820,525
2021 ⓘ$280M$273M89.7%$56M$755,306
2020 ⓘ$281M$278M90.8%$47M$752,280
2019 ⓘ$242M$266M90.4%$44M$781,477

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 51,088
  • Volunteers Part I, line 660

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF NEBRASKA LLC
Anesthesia contract
$6,291,938
PANHANDLE ENDOVASCULAR
Medical services
$1,500,000
POUDRE VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP LLC
Nursing contract
$1,347,456
ASSOCIATED REGIONAL & UNIVERSITY PATHOLO
Reference lab
$939,070
RADIOLOGY IMAGING OF NEBRASKA
Radiology services
$699,949

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Regional West Medical Center totaling $42,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Regional West Medical Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Regional West Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Regional West Medical Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Regional West Medical Center reported that 89.3% of its $252.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Regional West Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Regional West Medical Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $917,499, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Regional West Medical Center get its money?

Of $255.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 1.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 96.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Regional West Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 47-0385129 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202640269349300804 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349310024 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349310233 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203189349307965 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113279349301011 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349304316 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 47-0385129: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.