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Nonprofit · EIN 34-0753531

SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER

Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44130

Financials

$419.7M$427.4M2023$449.6M$458.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$449,561,763$458,370,664-$8,808,901$523,563,156$255,188,064$268,375,092
December 31, 2023990$419,701,773$427,357,244-$7,655,471$535,759,042$259,425,590$276,333,452
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,156,978
Program service revenue
$426,683,678
Investment income
$16,932,881
Net rental income
-$1,173,409
Net gain from sales of assets
$8,311,240
Tax-exempt bond proceeds
$85,738
Other revenue
$3,788,226

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,454,597
Other salaries and wages
$135,386,148
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$179,283,360
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$725,724
Accounting fees
$440,545
Occupancy
$11,262,872
Travel
$596,699
Depreciation
$22,235,684
Program services (functional)
$395,037,780
Management and general (functional)
$63,463,111

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$535,759,042
Total assets, end of year
$523,563,156
Total liabilities, end of year
$255,188,064
Net assets, end of year
$268,375,092
Land, buildings and equipment
$146,508,167
Publicly traded securities
$231,832,412
Net assets without donor restrictions
$268,375,092
Gross unrelated business income
$357,921
Gross receipts
$541,065,677
Employees
3,010
Volunteers
340
Year formed
1920
State of legal domicile
OH

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
William A Young JrPresident/CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
55$772,209$0$56,655
John Alton MDPresident Medical Staff
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$655,847$55,671
Kelly LinsonSr. VP/CFO
Officer
57$517,751$0$38,079
Ferdinand PlechaChief Medical Officer
Officer
50$460,579$0$27,877
Gregory Rogers MDVP Medical Staff
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$417,058$37,638
Martha BauschkaVP/CNO
Officer
60$386,312$0$45,774
Joni EdwardsVP HR
Officer
60$375,017$0$43,450
Albert MatyasVP/Marketing
Key employee
60$326,817$0$42,753
Donna WilliamsPhysician Assist
Highest-paid employee
40$257,102$0$37,968
Michael WaggonerDir of Behavioral Health
Highest-paid employee
40$199,098$0$40,582
Jill BarberDir Managed Care Rev
Highest-paid employee
40$199,097$0$40,033
Cheryl OMalleyFormer Chief Transformation Officer
Former
60$204,137$0$31,765
Linda BrashearPhysician Advisor
Highest-paid employee
40$200,547$0$23,101
Charleen ScottDirector of Finance
Highest-paid employee
40$197,177$0$13,625
Jamie ZayedChief Transformation Officer
Officer
40$114,353$0$11,070
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Geoff AllmanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rickey J Shyne PhD PEChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LaVonne PulliamDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Adrian MaldonadoVice Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Nicolette Scott ODDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Cynthia SchulzDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
David SylvanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
R Terry KrivakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ken D SemelsbergerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian MonterDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Paul Hinchey MDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Christine LobasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
William H Gary SrSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Thomas M WynneDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Wayne E BrasselDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
James F SheppardTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Theodoros Teknos MDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Thomas W LaubDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brett C HazardDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Shelley ChornakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
John Alton MDPresident Medical Staff
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$698,551$98,451
William A Young JrPresident/CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
55$714,684$0$52,961
Kelly LinsonSr. VP/CFO
Officer
57$427,336$0$54,996
Gregory Rogers MDVP Medical Staff
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$411,880$38,700
Ferdinand PlechaChief Medical Officer
Officer
50$411,298$0$26,570
Martha BauschkaVP/CNO
Officer
60$335,930$0$43,153
Cheryl OMalleyChief Transformation Officer
Officer
60$340,727$0$20,633
Joni EdwardsVP HR
Officer
60$301,267$0$41,966
Albert MatyasVP/Marketing
Key employee
60$282,740$0$56,126
Donna WilliamsPhysician Assist
Highest-paid employee
40$231,939$0$26,634
Jill BarberDir Managed Care Rev
Highest-paid employee
40$194,874$0$36,861
Michael WaggonerDir of Behavioral Health
Highest-paid employee
40$190,444$0$40,908
Linda BrashearPhysician Advisor
Highest-paid employee
40$199,077$0$21,670
Kiera WilliamsClinical Nurse
Highest-paid employee
40$190,450$0$7,360
Christopher LynnFormer CIO
Former
–$161,959$0$22,247
Geoff AllmanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Rickey J Shyne PhD PEChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
LaVonne PulliamDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Adrian MaldonadoVice Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Nicolette Scott ODDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Cynthia SchulzDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
David SylvanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
R Terry KrivakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Ken D SemelsbergerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Brian MonterDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Paul Hinchey MDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Christine LobasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
William H Gary SrSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Thomas M WynneDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Wayne E BrasselDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
James F SheppardTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
Theodoros Teknos MDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Thomas W LaubDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Brett C HazardDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Shelley ChornakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
18697 BAGLEY RD, CLEVELAND, OH 44130-3417
In care of
% WILLIAM A YOUNG JR
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
William A Young Jr, 18697 Bagley Rd, Middleburg Hts, OH 44130
Signed the 990
Darrell Lentz, Vice President CFO
Phone
(440) 816-8000

Mission

Southwest Generals vision is to be the leading health care system based in and serving the communities southwest of Cleveland. We aim to be looked to by our communities as their first choice for advanced medicine and an exceptional health care experience leading with unsurpassed quality, dynamic growth, innovative professionals, and advanced facilities.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • The Health Center was founded in 1920 and is a 368 bed acute care facility. In 2024 the Health Center had 16,043 discharges and 456,524 outpatient visits. Southwest offers state-of-the-art technology, board-certified physicians and a full range of services, including comprehensive medical, surgical and emergency care. Strategic areas of focus include cardiovascular care, neurosciences, orthopedics, oncology, womens health and emergency services. Patients and families benefit from extensive programs of social services and support groups that provide mental, emotional and spiritual support. Southwest is a certified Level III Trauma Center, and is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. In 2024 Southwest once again was recognized by CMS with a Five Star Overall Quality Rating based on the quality outcomes of care provided to our patients. Six communities support Southwest by means of a self-imposed property tax. 340 volunteers contributed 47,701 hours of service.
    Expenses $369,327,877 · revenue $384,866,247
  • Ambulatory Surgery Centers consist of The Surgery Center with 5,803 surgery cases and Big Creek Surgery Center with 2,108 surgery cases in 2024.
    Expenses $16,101,903 · revenue $23,570,878
  • The Brunswick and Strongsville Medical Centers and Brunswick ER offer outstanding care from skilled, experienced physicians as well as a variety of convenient outpatient services and emergency care offering treatment from board-certified emergency medicine physicians and specially trained staff. Outpatient services include bone densitometry, CT scan, echocardiography, EKG, laboratory testing, digital mamography, physical therapy, ultrasound, vascular testing, and X-ray. In 2024 Brunswick outpatient service visits in the diagnostic areas were 30,616 with an additional 8,862 treated and released emergency visits in the Brunswick ER. In 2024 Strongsville outpatient service visits in the diagnostic areas were 44,018.
    Expenses $9,608,000 · revenue $17,953,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
34-0753531
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Hospital or medical research organization
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1945
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E220)
Assets (IRS master file)
$523,563,156
Income (IRS master file)
$541,065,677

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$449,561,763$458,370,664$523,563,156XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$419,701,773$427,357,244$535,759,042XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$414,399,819$414,005,148$543,076,182IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-0753531).

Questions about SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER

What is the EIN of SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER is 34-0753531.
Is SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1945.
Are donations to SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names William A Young Jr.
Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $772,209 (William A Young Jr, President/CEO).
How much revenue does SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $449,561,763, expenses of $458,370,664 and total assets of $523,563,156 at year end.

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