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Nonprofit · EIN 34-4446484

DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC

Also known as PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITA

Tax-exempt · TOLEDO, OH 43604

Financials

$89.7M$71M2023$103.9M$69.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$103,937,496$69,608,448$34,329,048$46,643,100$12,251,163$34,391,937
December 31, 2023990$89,659,547$70,958,418$18,701,129$42,855,228$21,214,421$21,640,807
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$103,048
Program service revenue
$103,745,201
Investment income
$12,826
Net rental income
$33,524
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,425
Other revenue
$76,421

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$20,127,572
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$24,818,051
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$78,220
Occupancy
$1,842,193
Travel
$34,929
Depreciation
$2,055,310
Program services (functional)
$53,367,675
Management and general (functional)
$16,240,773

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$42,855,228
Total assets, end of year
$46,643,100
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,251,163
Net assets, end of year
$34,391,937
Land, buildings and equipment
$22,935,383
Net assets without donor restrictions
$34,223,710
Net assets with donor restrictions
$168,227
Gross unrelated business income
$41,971
Gross receipts
$103,937,496
Employees
441
Volunteers
119
Year formed
1953
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
ARTURO POLIZZICEO
Officer
1$0$3,119,320$14,012
DAWN BUSKEYTRUSTEE/CHIEF ACUTE CARE OFFICER
Trustee or director
1$0$1,340,164$14,772
TERRENCE METZGERTREASURER/CFO
Officer
1$0$1,209,318$6,610
STEPHEN SADOWSKISECRETARY/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer
1$0$1,180,376$6,038
GARY CATESTRUSTEE/CPO - PART YEAR
Trustee or director
1$0$686,162$5,907
FLOYD CHASSETRUSTEE/CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Trustee or director
1$0$615,987$7,820
JORDAN STUCKEYTRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$553,035$14,405
KEITH BURMEISTERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$352,108$7,820
KAY SMITHTRUSTEE/VP OF PROVIDER OPERATIONS
Trustee or director
1$0$284,048$2,305
TRINA BUETTNERDIRECTOR OF PHARMACY SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
45$172,930$0$6,574
SARA SCHUETTEDIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION
Highest-paid employee
45$145,628$0$7,476
JACK POLINGDIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES - ACUTE CARE
Highest-paid employee
45$144,442$0$3,510
MARY FLORYDIRECTOR OF SURGICAL SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
45$140,134$0$6,887
CHRISTINE HOFFMANSTAFF PHARMACIST DRH
Highest-paid employee
45$137,802$0$4,343
KEN BOROFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JENNIFER BOYDTRUSTEE - PART YEAR
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA ENSIGNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN GATHMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATIE GROFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON HOEFFELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CRYSTAL HORNISHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA KISSNERCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LAURA KLINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSHUA LUCASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE STAHLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUE STAUSBAUGHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SAMUEL SWITZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ARTURO POLIZZIPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
1$0$2,121,593$5,857
DAWN BUSKEYTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$1,412,400$5,337
STEVE SADOWSKISECRETARY/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$1,407,180$6,028
STEVEN M CAVANAUGHTREASURER, CFO - FORMER
Former
0$0$1,335,180$995
AMER ARSHAD MDTRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$1,106,655$4,915
TERRENCE METZGERTRUSTEE/CFO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$1,055,090$4,079
JOSHUA LUCAS MDTRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$865,436$5,519
JEFFREY C KUHNSECRETARY, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER - FORMER
Former
0$0$721,900$33,822
GARY CATESTRUSTEE/CEO
Trustee or director
1$0$612,874$1,294
GARY AKENBERGERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-FORMER
Former
0$0$528,647$43,532
JORDAN STUCKEY MDTRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$560,535$0
KEITH BURMEISTERTRUSTEE/HOSPITAL PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$306,145$7,128
KAY SMITH CNMTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$299,601$6,125
TRINA BUETTNERDIRECTOR OF PHARMACY
Highest-paid employee
45$155,403$0$1,705
TRISHA BALDWINADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR
Highest-paid employee
45$137,599$0$9,129
KARA BALASHPHARMACIST
Highest-paid employee
45$136,355$0$7,358
CHRISTINE HOFFMANPHARMACIST
Highest-paid employee
45$138,581$0$4,277
SARA SCHUETTEDIRECTOR OF REHAB
Highest-paid employee
45$132,848$0$7,296
LAURA KLINECHAIRMAN - PART YEAR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
AMANDA K KISSNERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
LOUIS ROBICHAUXTREASURER - PART YEAR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CRYSTAL HORNISHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CYNTHIA ENSIGNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JENNIFER BOYDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JONATHAN GATHMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KATIE GROFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KEN BOROFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHELLE STAHLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHANNE MANKEY EDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SAMUEL SWITZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUE STAUSBAUGHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
100 MADISON AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43604-1516
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
TERRENCE METZGER, 100 MADISON AVE ATTN TAX DEPARTMENT, TOLEDO, OH 43604
Signed the 990
TERRENCE METZGER, CFO
Phone
(419) 252-5772
Return prepared by
PLANTE & MORAN PLLC

Mission

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

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 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

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
34-4446484
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
1955
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E220)
Assets (IRS master file)
$46,643,100
Income (IRS master file)
$103,937,496

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$103,937,496$69,608,448$46,643,100XML
990December 2023$89,659,547$70,958,418$42,855,228XML
990December 2022$84,928,096$70,524,826$50,639,316IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 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 34-4446484).

Questions about DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC

What is the EIN of DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC is 34-4446484.
Is DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.
Are donations to DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC 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 DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC 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 DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC 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 DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TERRENCE METZGER.
Who are the officers and directors of DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 5 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does DEFIANCE HOSPITAL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $103,937,496, expenses of $69,608,448 and total assets of $46,643,100 at year end.

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