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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,352,652
Total expenses
$14,720,413
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$10,353,207
Investment income
-$555
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$33,440,167
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,581,651
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$10,141,484
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,944,503
Management and general expenses
$1,775,910
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,944,503

Program services were 87.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OUTPATIENT REVENUES

    total $10,353,207 · related or exempt $10,353,207

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $555

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$555

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$555 · excluded -$555

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,409,704 · program services $2,384,816 · management and general $24,888

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $96,004 · program services $95,548 · management and general $456

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $435,757 · program services $340,922 · management and general $94,835

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $184,734 · program services $176,783 · management and general $7,951

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $352,546 · program services $228,218 · management and general $124,328

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $294,035 · program services $293,652 · management and general $383

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,819 · program services $11,697 · management and general $122

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,191,067 · program services $2,168,437 · management and general $22,630

  • 17 · Travel

    total $121 · program services $121

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,436 · program services $16,098 · management and general $1,338

  • 20 · Interest

    total $505,107 · program services $505,107

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,396,493 · program services $1,382,070 · management and general $14,423

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $72,132 · program services $71,692 · management and general $440

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $4,005,997 · program services $4,005,997

  • 24b · Other expenses: AFFILIATE SUPPORT FEE

    total $1,726,100 · program services $858,217 · management and general $867,883

  • 24c · Other expenses: AFFILIATE EXPENSE AND R

    total $604,875 · management and general $604,875

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $234,814 · program services $234,814

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $181,672 · program services $170,314 · management and general $11,358

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $236,306

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $840,022

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $842,632 · end of year $1,744,727

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,356,208 · end of year $1,784,202

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $34,286,676

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,631,899

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $429,651 · end of year $29,654,777

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,096 · end of year $20,155

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $242,236 · end of year $901,187

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    end of year $28,660,309

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,005,096 · end of year $14,020,155

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$5,773,723 · end of year -$10,141,484

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

  • ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, SERVING AS THE OPERATIONAL PARENT OF THE ESSENTIA HEALTH ENTITIES OWNING AND/OR OPERATING AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, INCLUDING CHARITABLE CARE TO PERSONS UNABLE TO PAY.ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS-DULUTH, LLC DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTER-MILLER HILL, ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS-MINNESOTA, LLC, AND ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS-NORTH DAKOTA, LLC. ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTER-MILLER HILL HAS 4 OPERATING ROOMS AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT SURGERIES AND SERVICES INCLUDING EAR, NOSE & THROAT, EYE, GENERAL, GYNECOLOGIC, ORTHOPEDIC, AND UROLOGIC.ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTER-MILLER HILL EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 30 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. THE SURGERY CENTER PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTER-MILLER HILL PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT: $13,000 IN CHARITY CARE AND $1.6 MILLION COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL ENTITIES THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ESSENTIA HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SYSTEM OR "ESSENTIA HEALTH").

    Expenses $12,944,503 · Revenue $10,353,207

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bradley Beard

    BOARD VICE CHAIR/REL ORG COO

    Total calculated
    $1,233,381
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,073,967
    Other
    $159,414
    Hours/week
    2 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $623,960 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $141,083 related
    Other
    $0 + $308,924 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $117,040 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,374 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,233,381 related
  • Traci Morris

    TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF

    Total calculated
    $1,026,042
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $900,190
    Other
    $125,852
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $669,563 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $146,723 related
    Other
    $0 + $83,904 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $123,590 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $2,262 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,026,042 related
  • Al Hurley

    PRESIDENT & BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $852,271
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $741,059
    Other
    $111,212
    Hours/week
    2 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $437,036 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $98,285 related
    Other
    $0 + $205,738 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $85,036 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,176 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $852,271 related
  • Michael Watters

    SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF

    Total calculated
    $778,653
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $645,998
    Other
    $132,655
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $489,927 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $111,318 related
    Other
    $0 + $44,753 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $93,066 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $39,589 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $778,653 related
  • Kenneth Farrell MD

    BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & DIV CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $671,408
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $606,875
    Other
    $64,533
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $602,736 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $4,139 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $26,400 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,133 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $671,408 related
  • Robert Wroblewski MD

    BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $643,363
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $613,332
    Other
    $30,031
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $612,287 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,045 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $26,400 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $3,631 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $643,363 related
  • Kevin Boren

    VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE/BRD TREAS

    Total calculated
    $587,978
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $482,367
    Other
    $105,611
    Hours/week
    2 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $407,946 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $46,603 related
    Other
    $0 + $27,818 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $64,653 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $40,958 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $587,978 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
ESTABLISHING CEO'S COMPENSATION: ESSENTIA HEALTH, AS A RELATED ORGANIZATION, USED THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS' PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION: A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 4B
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: ESSENTIA HEALTH'S NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN IS OFFERED TO DESIGNATED ESSENTIA HEALTH EXECUTIVES. THERE IS A MINIMUM FOUR YEAR VESTING DATE, OR VESTING IS AUTOMATIC UPON REACHING RETIREMENT AGE, DEATH, DISABILITY OR INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. BENEFITS ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES UPON VESTING AND PAYABLE FROM ESSENTIA HEALTH'S GENERAL ASSETS. REPORTED AS OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (III), THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A RECEIVED PAYMENT OF THE VESTED BENEFIT FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DURING THE YEAR: BRADLEY BEARD $297,439 TRACI MORRIS $79,902 AL HURLEY $195,546 MICHAEL WATTERS $33,314 KEVIN BOREN $25,627 REPORTED AS RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C, ESSENTIA HEALTH MADE CONTRIBUTIONS, SUBJECT TO THE VESTING TERMS, DURING THE YEAR INTO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A: BRADLEY BEARD $90,640 TRACI MORRIS $97,190 AL HURLEY $59,141 MICHAEL WATTERS $68,732 KEVIN BOREN $38,253

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS-DULUTH LLC

    SURGERY CENTER · MN · income $10,352,652 · assets $33,440,167

    Directly controlled by ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS

  • ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS-MINNESOTA LLC

    SURGERY CENTER · MN · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS

  • ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS-NORTH DAKOTA LLC

    SURGERY CENTER · ND · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTERS

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ESSENTIA HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES SPC LTD

    C · SELF INSURANCE · CJ · controlled entity

  • MID DAKOTA CLINIC INC

    C · CLINIC OPERATIONS CEASED 9/30/22 · ND · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541299349300339

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