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DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC

EIN 34-4446484 TOLEDO, OH

Revenue 2024
$103,937,496
Expenses 2024
$69,608,448

Program services were 76.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
E220
Classification
1000
Street
100 MADISON AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADER IN PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS AND EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CUSTOMERS

Activities or mission (Part I)

DEFIANCE HOSPITAL, INC. IS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF DEFIANCE, PAULDING, HENRY, PUTNAM, WILLIAMS, AND FULTON COUNTIES IN OHIO.

  • DEFIANCE HOSPITAL, INC. (D/B/A PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL) IS A MEMBER OF PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (PROMEDICA), A MISSION-BASED, LOCALLY OWNED, NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION HIGHLY FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING CORE VALUES. HEADQUARTERED IN TOLEDO, OHIO, PROMEDICA SERVES 28 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH SYSTEMS. OUR STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES HAS ENABLED US TO WISELY INVEST IN PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND FAMILY-ORIENTED FACILITIES THAT HELP TO ENSURE PATIENTS AND AREA RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SAFE CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING, REGARDLESS OF PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (DRH) IS A 25-BED, CRITICAL ACCESS, GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN DEFIANCE, OHIO THAT INCLUDES A 10-BED, DISTINCT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT. THE 200,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE OHIO COUNTIES OF DEFIANCE, PAULDING, HENRY, FULTON, PUTNAM, AND WILLIAMS. IN 2024, DRH RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD FROM HEALTHGRADES FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE AND ENSURING POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR PATIENTS. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR MATERNITY CARE 2024 PROGRAM. THE CHARTIS CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH, THE AWARD HONORS TOP QUARTILE PERFORMANCE AMONG RURAL HOSPITALS IN PATIENT PERSPECTIVE.DRH OFFERS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S IDENTIFIED HEALTHCARE NEEDS, INCLUDING FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY CENTER AND LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER, SURGICAL SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, THE COPING CENTER FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS, WOMEN'S SERVICES, AND A SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER. AS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS, DRH ALSO OFFERS AN EXPANDED VISITING PHYSICIAN CLINIC INCLUDING UROLOGY AND OTHER SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES. A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS INCLUDES FIVE CLINICAL SUITES FOR SPECIALTIES SUCH AS ORTHOPAEDICS, REHABILITATION SERVICES, OPHTHALMOLOGY, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS.AS A COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL, DRH HOSTS VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, INCLUDING MEDICATION DISPOSAL, HEALTH SCREENINGS, ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY, AND MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CLASSES. DRH IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND HAS EARNED IN ACUTE CARE, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, CARDIAC SURGERY, CT SCANNER, EAR/NOSE/THROAT SURGERY, EEG/EKG/EMG LAB, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, LABOR & DELIVERY, MRI, MAMMOGRAPHY, MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT, MEDICAL ICU, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, OUTPATIENT CLINICS, PSYCHIATRIC UNIT, SLEEP LAB, AND VASCULAR SURGERY. DRH'S CHARGE IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOM WE SERVE THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND QUALITY CARE. AS PART OF PROMEDICA'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS, DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL IS AN ACTIVE PARTNER OF THE PROMOTING OVERALL WELLNESS AND EMPOWERING RESIDENTS (POWER)DEFIANCE COALITION. THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONDUCTING OF THE COUNTY HEALTH ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IN 2024, DRH SERVED 1,602 INPATIENTS AND 94,160 OUTPATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 12,695 INDIVIDUALS SOUGHT EMERGENCY CARE AT DRH. THE HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTED $13,155,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2024 THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED, MEANS-TESTED HEALTH CARE . THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS, DRH CONTRIBUTED $731,000 TO THE COMMUNITY DURING 2024 . INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT ARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS: COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH NUMEROUS HEALTH PROMOTIONS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS; TOBACCO AND NICOTINE CESSATION EDUCATION, HEART DISEASE AND BLOOD PRESSURE SELF-MONITORING, MEALS AT DISCHARGE FOR PATIENTS SCREENING POSITIVE FOR FOOD INSECURITY, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AWARENESS, EDUCATION ON FALL AND INJURY PREVENTION, SAFE SLEEP AND MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY. DRH ALSO PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT 2024, OF WHICH $3,851,000 REPRESENTED UNCOMPENSATED AMOUNTS FOR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTS THE COST TO PROVIDE SERVICE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COSTS FOR ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF TO BAD DEBT FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR BILLS. DRH'S COST OF BAD DEBT FOR 2024 WAS $5,214,000 . THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNT OF $13,155,000 NOTED ABOVE. FURTHER, DRH PROVIDED $1,236,000 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH COSTS - NOT REIMBURSED BY THE GOVERNMENT - FOR TREATING MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED PATIENTS. DURING 2024, DRH EXPENDED $23,393,000 IN TOTAL PAYROLL , PROVIDING 262 FULL-TIME JOBS . A TOTAL OF $1,425,000 WAS WITHHELD FROM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES . IN SUMMARY, DRH DEMONSTRATES PROMEDICA'S MISSION AND CORE VALUES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR AGE. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE THESE HEALTHCARE SERVICES; RECRUIT AND TRAIN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE THE BROADER COMMUNITY; PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OFFER SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE KEY SERVICES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS; AND PRESENT FREE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP ENSURE ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO CARE.

    Expenses $53,367,675 · Revenue $103,745,201

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • KEN BOROFF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER BOYD

    TRUSTEE - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEITH BURMEISTER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $359,928
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $352,108
    Other
    $7,820
    Hours/week
    1 + 44 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $257,381 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $91,163 related
    Other
    $0 + $3,564 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $7,820 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $359,928 related

  • DAWN BUSKEY

    TRUSTEE/CHIEF ACUTE CARE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,354,936
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,340,164
    Other
    $14,772
    Hours/week
    1 + 44 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $645,947 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $692,842 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,375 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,772 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,354,936 related

  • GARY CATES

    TRUSTEE/CPO - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $692,069
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $686,162
    Other
    $5,907
    Hours/week
    1 + 44 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $132,351 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $241,996 related
    Other
    $0 + $311,815 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $5,907 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $692,069 related

  • FLOYD CHASSE

    TRUSTEE/CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $623,807
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $615,987
    Other
    $7,820
    Hours/week
    1 + 44 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $490,731 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $124,597 related
    Other
    $0 + $659 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $7,820 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $623,807 related

  • CYNTHIA ENSIGN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JONATHAN GATHMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATIE GROFF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASON HOEFFEL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CRYSTAL HORNISH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMANDA KISSNER

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 16 related

  • LAURA KLINE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSHUA LUCAS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAY SMITH

    TRUSTEE/VP OF PROVIDER OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $286,353
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $284,048
    Other
    $2,305
    Hours/week
    1 + 44 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $207,070 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $71,831 related
    Other
    $0 + $5,147 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $2,305 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $286,353 related

  • MICHELLE STAHL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUE STAUSBAUGH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JORDAN STUCKEY

    TRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $567,440
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $553,035
    Other
    $14,405
    Hours/week
    1 + 44 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $519,425 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $32,500 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,110 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,405 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $567,440 related

  • SAMUEL SWITZER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES WILLIAMS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • TERRENCE METZGER

    TREASURER/CFO

    Total calculated
    $1,215,928
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,209,318
    Other
    $6,610
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $771,258 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $438,060 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,610 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,215,928 related

  • STEPHEN SADOWSKI

    SECRETARY/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,186,414
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,180,376
    Other
    $6,038
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $618,697 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $561,679 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,038 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,186,414 related

  • ARTURO POLIZZI

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $3,133,332
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $3,119,320
    Other
    $14,012
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,585,940 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,530,880 related
    Other
    $0 + $2,500 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,012 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $3,133,332 related

  • TRINA BUETTNER

    DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $179,504
    From this org
    $172,930
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,574
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,228
    Bonus
    $27,702
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,574
    Filer's total
    $179,504

  • SARA SCHUETTE

    DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION

    Total calculated
    $153,104
    From this org
    $145,628
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,476
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,700
    Bonus
    $23,628
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,476
    Filer's total
    $153,104

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $103,937,496
    Expenses
    $69,608,448
    Contributions
    $103,048
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $89,659,547
    Expenses
    $70,958,418
    Contributions
    $1,027,914
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $84,928,096
    Expenses
    $70,524,826
    Contributions
    $105,631
    Grants paid
    $23,144

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $84,152,319
    Expenses
    $62,565,453
    Assets (EOY)
    $48,415,209

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $75,427,023
    Expenses
    $63,012,443
    Assets (EOY)
    $50,769,416

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $73,789,056
    Expenses
    $60,239,658
    Assets (EOY)
    $153,862,891

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $90,391,290
    Expenses
    $59,637,995
    Assets (EOY)
    $148,219,758

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $91,770,239
    Expenses
    $62,238,301
    Assets (EOY)
    $292,242,951

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $63,161,531
    Expenses
    $57,819,794
    Assets (EOY)
    $255,979,458

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $70,442,729
    Expenses
    $57,705,715
    Assets (EOY)
    $242,454,011

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $72,638,580
    Expenses
    $57,343,885
    Assets (EOY)
    $241,181,698

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $64,111,346
    Expenses
    $48,495,348
    Assets (EOY)
    $227,606,612

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $48,275,720
    Assets (EOY)
    $195,540,632

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

The first 25 as filed. The return lists every one.

Declared as related by

The most recent declarers. The API serves every row.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.