Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association
Also known as Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association reported $534.4 million in revenue and $474.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.25 went to program services, $4.47 to management and general costs and $0.28 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,613,515 (PAST BOARD MEMBER). 384 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $475MFor 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 $534M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.00 $9,320
- Government grants$0.05 $281K
- Program service revenue$99.29 $531M
- Investment income$0.66 $3.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$354K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.3% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.5% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $4.56 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.4% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,613,515 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.34% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 384 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 14 | 88.9% |
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 expenseLake charles memorial hospital (lcmh)2024 community benefits summaryi. Introductionas a community-based hospital, it is lcmh's mission to help improve the health and wellness of the Southwest Louisiana community. While it is our legal responsibility to provide medical care to anyone in need regardless of his or her ability to pay, lcmh also provides a significant amount of community service programs, including educational programs and health screenings, free of charge or at a greatly reduced cost to the consumer. Ii. Sports medicine, community events and seminarsthe sports medicine alliance…
Lcmh provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services through a 313 bed adult acute care hospital, 38 bed women's hospital with 23 nicu beds, 42 bed behavioral health hospital, & through a joint venture a 29 bed long term care facility. Additionally lcmh provides outpatient services through 19 outpatient locations, including the moss clinic, a public/private partnership providing care to the underserved in the community.charity care - lcmh provides medical care to medicaid and indigent recipients regardless of their ability to pay. In 2024, lcmh provided $0 in unreimbursed medicaid…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAST BOARD MEMBER Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,589,442 | $0 | $24,073 | $1,613,515 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,414,211 | $0 | $26,731 | $1,440,942 |
| MEDICAL STAFF PAST PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,207,967 | $0 | $33,284 | $1,241,251 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,201,938 | $0 | $13,800 | $1,215,738 |
| PHYSICIAN Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,155,639 | $0 | $35,130 | $1,190,769 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,154,587 | $0 | $33,884 | $1,188,471 |
| PRESIDENT, CEO & ASSIST SE Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,054,538 | $0 | $30,491 | $1,085,029 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,045,611 | $0 | $32,423 | $1,078,034 |
384 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $9.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b14 · 6 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 4No
- 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 53,373
- Volunteers Part I, line 6128
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LSU HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER Residency program | $4,402,046 |
| HHS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & HHS LLC Janitorial services | $4,157,184 |
| LC HOSPITAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS LLC Physicians services | $3,494,845 |
| CMA TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS It services | $2,817,565 |
| ACCESS RADIOLOGY Radiology services | $2,696,971 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 258 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association reported that 95.3% of its $474.8 million in expenses went to program services, 4.5% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,613,515, for the role of PAST BOARD MEMBER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association get its money?
Of $534.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 99.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 72-0551963 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 202543189349311339 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349319380 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333179349307703 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349308201 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112849349300726 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202100349349301225 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 72-0551963: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.