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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BRIDGES MEDICAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,664,722
Total expenses
$11,045,475
Contributions and grants received
$22,632
Grants paid
$50,518
Program service revenue
$11,782,902
Investment income
$690,078
Other revenue
$169,110
Total assets, end of year
$27,982,550
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,241,806
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,740,744
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,970,265
Management and general expenses
$2,075,210
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,970,265

Program services were 81.2% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $12,589

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,043

  • 2a · Program service revenue: INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REVENUES

    total $11,782,902 · related or exempt $11,776,731 · unrelated business $6,171

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $395,860 · excluded $395,860

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $50,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $50,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $50,000 · excluded $50,000

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,367,897

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

    securities $9,073,679

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $294,218

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $294,218 · excluded $294,218

  • 11a · Other revenue: LTC CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $117,985 · related or exempt $117,985

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,125 · excluded $1,125

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $119,110

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $50,518 · program services $50,518

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $788,287 · program services $530,458 · management and general $257,829

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,976,575 · program services $3,716,609 · management and general $259,966

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $178,990 · program services $166,406 · management and general $12,584

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $659,035 · program services $607,950 · management and general $51,085

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $309,324 · program services $275,030 · management and general $34,294

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $64 · management and general $64

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $252 · management and general $252

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $47,697 · management and general $47,697

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $704,955 · program services $376,292 · management and general $328,663

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,659 · management and general $2,659

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $517,295 · program services $435,439 · management and general $81,856

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $31,893 · program services $29,808 · management and general $2,085

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $330,349 · program services $308,753 · management and general $21,596

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,843 · program services $28,884 · management and general -$2,041

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,492 · program services $7,650 · management and general $3,842

  • 20 · Interest

    total $205 · program services $205

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $412,610 · program services $385,636 · management and general $26,974

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $155,581 · program services $150,275 · management and general $5,306

  • 24a · Other expenses: UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO

    total $162 · management and general $162

  • 24b · Other expenses: AFFILIATE SUPPORT FEE

    total $1,278,108 · program services $622,566 · management and general $655,542

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $600,522 · program services $600,522

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $464,932 · program services $464,932

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $497,127 · program services $212,332 · management and general $284,795

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,603,541 · end of year $6,638,020

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,939,297 · end of year $1,931,352

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,506,363 · end of year $1,740,230

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $172,863 · end of year $145,043

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,922 · end of year $62,851

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

    $5,895,693

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

    $3,883,302

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,113,998 · end of year $2,012,391

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $13,788,036 · end of year $15,341,133

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $548,109 · end of year $111,530

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $587,872 · end of year $1,126,621

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $8,349 · end of year $3,675

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $48,185 · end of year $111,510

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,083,723 · end of year $26,740,744

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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

  • BRIDGES MEDICAL CENTER, DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA, IS CREATED AND ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA SHALL OWN, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND CONDUCT HEALTH CARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CHARITABLE CARE TO PERSONS UNABLE TO PAY.ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA HAS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL WITH 14 LICENSED BEDS AND MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINIC SERVING NORMAN, POLK, AND MAHNOMEN COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA AND CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. THE HOSPITAL IS A LEVEL IV TRAUMA CENTER AND OFFERS EMERGENCY CARE 24 HOURS A DAY. ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA OFFERS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING IMAGING/RADIOLOGY, LAB, REHABILITATION, AND SURGERY.ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 40 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED NEARLY 300 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS AND MORE THAN 11,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. THE CLINIC HAD NEARLY 7,000 ENCOUNTERS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS: $152,000 IN CHARITY CARE, $298,000 COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS, $55,000 IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND $5,000 IN HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION.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 $8,970,265 · Grants $50,518 · Revenue $11,900,887

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Benjamin Smith MD

    BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $1,788,790
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,712,767
    Other
    $76,023
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 59.8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,711,627 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,140 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $27,600 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $48,423 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,788,790 related

  • Traci Morris

    TREASURER/REL ORG CHIEF FINCL OFF

    Total calculated
    $1,199,416
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,054,730
    Other
    $144,686
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $702,675 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $269,075 related
    Other
    $0 + $82,980 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $142,406 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $2,280 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,199,416 related

  • Michael Watters

    SECRETARY/REL ORG CHIEF LEGAL OFF

    Total calculated
    $924,527
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $773,128
    Other
    $151,399
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $506,819 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $192,028 related
    Other
    $0 + $74,281 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $109,834 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $41,565 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $924,527 related

  • Sreejith Gopi MD

    PHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $517,704
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $440,265
    Other
    $77,439
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $432,350 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $7,915 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $34,313 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $43,126 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $517,704 related

  • Taylor Mertz MD

    BD DIRECTOR/REL ORG PHYS & SEC CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $443,642
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $375,862
    Other
    $67,780
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 59.8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $375,504 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $358 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $27,307 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $40,473 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $443,642 related

  • Chentel Dangerud

    PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

    Total calculated
    $292,573
    From this org
    $240,377
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,196
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,231
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $146
    Deferred
    $12,571
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,625
    Filer's total
    $292,573

  • Ryan Hill

    FORMER SENIOR FINANCE ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $280,826
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $227,947
    Other
    $52,879
    Hours/week
    0 + 60 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $227,373 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $574 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,457 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $41,422 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $280,826 related

  • Kimberly Bodensteiner

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $275,953
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $247,040
    Other
    $28,913
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $222,996 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $23,155 related
    Other
    $0 + $889 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,532 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,381 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $275,953 related

  • Jean Chisholm

    REGISTERED NURSE

    Total calculated
    $255,995
    From this org
    $221,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,290
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,458
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $247
    Deferred
    $11,367
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,923
    Filer's total
    $255,995

  • Kari Bergman

    NURSING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $254,742
    From this org
    $199,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,646
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,129
    Bonus
    $10,880
    Other
    $87
    Deferred
    $10,618
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,028
    Filer's total
    $254,742

  • Erin Stoltman

    ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $200,249
    From this org
    $154,974
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,275
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,179
    Bonus
    $13,609
    Other
    $186
    Deferred
    $8,332
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,943
    Filer's total
    $200,249

  • Danielle Aldrich

    REGISTERED NURSE - SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $182,708
    From this org
    $139,710
    From related orgs
    $2,967
    Other
    $40,031
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,944 + $2,967 related
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $266
    Deferred
    $7,670 + $148 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,213
    Filer's total
    $179,593 + $3,115 related

  • Emily Stueness

    PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

    Total calculated
    $180,706
    From this org
    $132,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,946
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,952
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,808
    Deferred
    $6,705
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,241
    Filer's total
    $180,706

  • James Christensen MD

    BOARD DIRECTOR/RELATED ORG PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $174,893
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $148,114
    Other
    $26,779
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 59.8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $146,890 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,224 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,531 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,248 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $174,893 related

  • Julie Austinson

    REGISTERED NURSE

    Total calculated
    $140,021
    From this org
    $120,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,555
    Hours/week
    60

  • Joel Haugen MD

    BD CHAIR/REL ORG RETIRED PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $116,155
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $116,155
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 0.8 related

  • Laurie Lewandowski

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,375
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $23,375
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 3.8 related

  • Arrick Jackson

    BOARD DIRECTOR THRU 5/25

    Total calculated
    $4,500
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $4,500
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 0.8 related

  • Timothy Heilman

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $4,500
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $4,500
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 0.8 related

  • Anderson St George

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 0.8 related

  • Jenny Olson

    BOARD DIRECTOR THRU 2/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 0.8 related

  • Kim Pladson

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 0.8 related

  • Sister Beverly Horn

    BOARD DIRECTOR THRU 4/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2 + 0.8 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 · 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 ADA'S ADMINISTRATOR'S COMPENSATION: A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, 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: TRACI MORRIS $78,928 MICHAEL WATTERS $62,797 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: TRACI MORRIS $114,806 MICHAEL WATTERS $84,801

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

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.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • BRIGHTSIDE SURGICAL LLC

    N/A · AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER · ND

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
2024
Filed
11 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202621319349301907

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