MERCY HEALTH Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MERCY HEALTH

EIN 31-1161086 · Community Health Systems

What they do

Mercy Health Will Provide Assistance, Support and Direction to All of The Health Care Institutions and Activities Operated and Maintained By Its Subsidiaries. The Mission of Mercy Health In Performing These Activities Shall Be to Provide A Means By Which The Sponsors Manifest The Healing Ministry of Jesus. Through Governance, Management, Development of Leadership and Use of Resources, Mercy Health Intends to Give Substance and Direction to A Dynamic Catholic Health Ministry.

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2019The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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They name their leaders53 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

61.40%of revenue went to mission work87.7% of expenses · Program services

$70.00spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.60%of revenue went to management and office costs12.3% of expenses

0.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2019

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,010,225,301

Mission workProgram services$4,304,392,70961.40% of revenue87.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$603,106,2558.60% of revenue12.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,102,726,33730.00% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,907,498,96470.00% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2019CurrentExpense mix: 87.7% mission · 12.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.00% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.9% mission · 12.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.28% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 12.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.76% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 12.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.25% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,010,225,301

Expenses$4,907,498,964

Annual surplus $2,102,726,337 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,304,392,709 · 87.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$603,106,255 · 12.3% of expenses

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Revenue$7,010,225,301

Expenses$4,907,498,964

Income$4,557,548,171

Contributions$19,560,657

Mission work (program services)$4,304,392,709

Grants given$31,333,115

Average grant$252,686

Management and general$603,106,255

Executive compensation (total)$23,082,579

Accounting fees$2,915,229

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2019

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JOHN STARCHER JR JDPRESIDENT & CEO BSMH · 15 hrs/week $15,773,699Base $14,983,426 · Other $790,273

BRIAN SMITHEVP, COO, MERCY HEALTH · 13 hrs/week $3,318,912Base $2,588,611 · Other $730,301

MICHAEL BEZNEY JDCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & GENERAL COUNSEL · 12 hrs/week $2,816,183Base $1,966,090 · Other $850,093

DEBORAH BLOOMFIELD PHD CPATREASURER & CFO · 15 hrs/week $2,698,484Base $1,988,664 · Other $709,820

ANTON DECKERFORMER KEY, CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER · 50 hrs/week $2,461,501Base $2,427,620 · Other $33,881

ZOHEIR ABDELBAKI MDPHYSICIAN · 50 hrs/week $1,884,812Base $1,840,931 · Other $43,881

SAMEH AREBI MDPHYSICIAN · 50 hrs/week $1,795,045Base $1,751,309 · Other $43,736

JOEL DAVID TALLEY III MDPHYSICIAN · 50 hrs/week $1,693,973Base $1,650,448 · Other $43,525

WILLIAM WOODS MDPHYSICIAN · 50 hrs/week $1,685,733Base $1,589,107 · Other $96,626

DAVID A CANNADYCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER · 15 hrs/week $1,651,315Base $1,248,396 · Other $402,919

JOSEPH GAGE JRSVP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER · 15 hrs/week $1,649,435Base $1,310,642 · Other $338,793

DONALD KLINEFORMER KEY, PRES GREAT LAKES GROUP · 47 hrs/week $1,628,702Base $1,580,436 · Other $48,266

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (53)

JOHN STARCHER JR JDPRESIDENT & CEO BSMH

BRIAN SMITHEVP, COO, MERCY HEALTH

MICHAEL BEZNEY JDCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & GENERAL COUNSEL

DEBORAH BLOOMFIELD PHD CPATREASURER & CFO

ANTON DECKERFORMER KEY, CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER

ZOHEIR ABDELBAKI MDPHYSICIAN

SAMEH AREBI MDPHYSICIAN

JOEL DAVID TALLEY III MDPHYSICIAN

WILLIAM WOODS MDPHYSICIAN

DAVID A CANNADYCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

JOSEPH GAGE JRSVP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

DONALD KLINEFORMER KEY, PRES GREAT LAKES GROUP

CRAIG A NICHOLSON MDPHYSICIAN

ROBERT BAXTERFORMER KEY, SVP, PRESIDENT/CEO - TOLEDO & LIMA

JEROME JUDDVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURY

SANDRA D MACKEYFORMER KEY, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

EDWIN OLEYFORMER KEY, SVP, PRESIDENT/CEO LORAIN

JEFFREY COPELANDFORMER KEY, SVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

THOMAS GOLIASFORMER KEY, CHIEF MANAGED CARE OFFICER

MICHAEL YUNGMANNFORMER KEY, SVP, PRES/CEO - KENTUCKY

MICHAEL W GARFIELDFORMER KEY, PRES MID-AMERICAN GROUP

JUDSON IVYPRES & CEO ENSEMBLE RMC LLC (END 08/19)

REV JOSEPH CARDONEFORMER KEY, SVP, MISSION & VALUES INTEGRATION

REBECCA SYKESFORMER SVP, CIO

WAEL HAIDAR MDCHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER

PAUL HILTZFORMER PRESIDENT/CEO SPRINGFIELD REGION, SVP MERCY

IMRAN ANDRABI MDFORMER PRESIDENT/CEO TOLEDO REGION

ALETHEA WILLIAMS-CARLSONCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

MATTHEW CALDWELLFORMER KEY, SVP, PRES/CEO - SPRINGFIELD

CHRISTINE ONEILLBOARD SECRETARY (BEG 04/19)

MARK NANTZCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (END 08/19)

ANDREA MAZZOCCOLISVP, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER

SAMUEL ROSS MDCHIEF COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER

JEFFREY OAK PHDCHIEF ENTERPRISE RISK OFFICER

CHRISTINE MORRISBOARD ASST. SECRETARY

CHRISTINE LAY JDSECRETARY (END 04/19)

SR DORIS A GOTTEMOELLER RSMBOARD MEMBER

CATHERINE A JACOBSON CPABOARD MEMBER

CHRIS ALLENCHAIRMAN

STEPHANIE FERGUSON PHDBOARD MEMBER

SR PATRICIA ECK CBSBOARD MEMBER

SR MARY STANTON RSMBOARD MEMBER

SR JEAN ORSUTO HMBOARD MEMBER

SR FRAN GORSUCH CBSBOARD MEMBER

LIZANNE GOTTUNGBOARD MEMBER

SR CAROL ANNE SMITH HMBOARD MEMBER

CLARION JOHNSON MDBOARD MEMBER

FR MYLES N SHEEHAN SJ MDBOARD MEMBER

GERARD KELLSBOARD MEMBER

JENNIFER OBRIEN JDBOARD MEMBER

KATHERINE A ARBUCKLE CPABOARD MEMBER

PETER MADDOXBOARD MEMBER

KATHERINE W VESTAL PHDVICE CHAIR

About this charity

Location: 1701 Mercy Health Place, Cincinnati, OH 45237
County: Hamilton
In care of: Deborah Bloomfield
Primary officer: Deborah Bloomfield, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website EmailSRMC-Childbirth-Education-Classes@mercy.com Phone(513) 952-5000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2019
Tax period began: January 1, 2019
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
IRS tax category: Community Health Systems
Grant-giving organization: Yes