Critical Access HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Bluffton Hospital

Bluffton, OH

139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH 45817(419) 358-9010

Not rated by CMS

CMS star rating

Beds

105

Inpatient discharges a year

$35.1M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Bluffton Hospital is a 25-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Bluffton, OH. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 33 in-network payers and 135 disclosed rate categories.

340B participant
ACO participant

CCN: 361322
NPI: 1831137827
Website: bvhealthsystem.org
County: Allen County
Metro area: Lima, OH MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 15, CGS Administrators (15201)
In Medicare since: 2004
Last CMS survey: 2008

Negotiated Rates

The data below comes from CMS-mandated price transparency data. Learn more.

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Range: 0001U - 0401U	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Radiology Procedures Range: 70010 - 79999	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Surgery Range: 10004 - 69990	Percentage of Bill Charged	-

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More about this hospital

Quality
Not rated by CMS
- 128 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- 25 services
- 187 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$35.1M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 38.8%
- $1.7M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $12.1M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Blanchard Valley Health System
- Private (not for profit)
- Myron Lewis, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Bluffton Hospital in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
34-1369963Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center	50Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 45 more	1710920327 Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center1831137827 Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center1578336400 Blanchard Valley Regional Health Centerand 18 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH 45817

(419) 358-9010

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Bluffton Hospital compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Readmissions
No different on 1 measures
0 better, 1 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Time in the ER before going home
128 min
Lower than 66% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Readmissions	No different on 1 measures
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	128 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-09-30. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Bluffton Hospital, beside the US median and the average of OH hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications20 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	Bluffton Hospital	OH average
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available	4.308
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	3.915
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.61
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	2.271
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	8.278
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	10.63
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	14.65
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.66
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.5622
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	171
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.2056
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.2701
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	2.325
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.702
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	9.312
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	3.413
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	5.133
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.786
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.038
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.9715

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	Bluffton Hospital	US median	OH average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		10.24
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		3.252
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		2.286
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 298 cases	12.9	12.9	13.26	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 50% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		11.09	Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		5.358	Number of Cases Too Small
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 36 cases	1	1	1.021	No Different than expected	Worse than 32% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		14.52
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		11.07
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		19.74
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		21.66
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		6.073
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		17.27

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	Bluffton Hospital	US median	OH average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2459
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.837
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	10	1,370	4,890
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.003	0.9835	4.84
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	3.051
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.5828
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.1737
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.531
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	32	1,799	4,923
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.021	1.377	6.014
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	2.612
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4289
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4312
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		2.823
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		128
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.482
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.774
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.3611
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.309
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		76.53
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.6942
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.7407
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.026
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2949
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		2.471
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	508	14,451	44,038
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.01	0.567	2.927
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	2.449
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.8096
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2222
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.342
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	508	13,646	41,602
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.111	5.683	21.78
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	2	9.689
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4242

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	Bluffton Hospital	OH average
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	74.4
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.743
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.85
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	87.73
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.695
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	81.01
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	92.25
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.403
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.844
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	15.59
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	79.02
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	90.87
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.09
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.141
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	15.89
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	62.02
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	77.26
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.28
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.711
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.69
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	87.03
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	12.12
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.609
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	87.88
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	12.55
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	87.45
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	74.02
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.536
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.44
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	77.31
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.536
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.16
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	85
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.507
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	11.49
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.319
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.92
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.76
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	88.59
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.453
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.59
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	8.671
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	15.74
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	76.39
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.693
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.92
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	78.63
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.614
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.76
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	87.38
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.129
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	10.49
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	57.06
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.917
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	33.02
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	81.36
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.313
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.889
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	71.18
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	87.72
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	23.93
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.789
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	47.66
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	30.16
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	22.18
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.43
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	11.87
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	88.13

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	Bluffton Hospital	US median	OH average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	low
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 32 cases	0	8	9.074	The best result, shared by 7% of US hospitals
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.087
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 38 cases	0	0	0.1212	The best result, shared by 84% of US hospitals
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 231 cases	49	79	77.16	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 440 cases	144	154	168	Better than 58% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 367 cases	128	148	161	Better than 66% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		272
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 66 cases	328	293	365	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 4,844 cases	0	1	1.612	The best result, shared by 23% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		72.91
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 95 cases	99	97	94.52	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		61.5
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		12.56
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		63.31
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		70.83
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		85.31
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		79.9
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		92.1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 0 cases	Not Available		97.97
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		72
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 0 cases	Not Available		95.51
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		92.19
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		94.4

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	Bluffton Hospital	US median	OH average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	10.1	5	4.612		Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	3	6.6	7.077		Better than 92% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	Bluffton Hospital	US median	OH average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.9819

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2025)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
25
Medicare-certified beds
30
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
2004
In Medicare since

25 services at Bluffton Hospital

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Department
Intensive care: Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyNuclear Medicine
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyOT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory Care
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Bluffton Hospital reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

105
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 18%, Medicaid 1%
972
Inpatient days
11% of available bed days used
95
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 838754). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Bluffton Hospital reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	355	1	616	972
Discharges	19	1	85	105
Average length of stay	18.7 days	1.0 days	7.2 days	9.3 days
Average daily census	1.0	0.0	1.7	2.7

19
Medicare Advantage days
5 discharges
85
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	25	458	75	5%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838754, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Bluffton Hospital reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2008). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

1
Off-site locations

30
Registered nurses
6
Physicians
4
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
1
Pharmacists
5
Respiratory therapists
2
Physical therapists
1
Occupational therapists
8
Radiology technicians
10
Nuclear medicine technicians
2
Laboratory technicians
4
Medical technologists
10
Dietitians
1
Social workers
41
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

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Family Medicine Physician 29
Family Nurse Practitioner 19
Physician Assistant 16
Internal Medicine Physician 11
Nurse Practitioner 9
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 8
Surgery Physician 7
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 6
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 6
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 5

Kristine Bellman, CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
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Mark Fox, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1831147560
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Gregory Ricketts, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1770531428
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Angela Ray, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1952359606
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David Meier, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1164470969
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Benahili Iboaya, DO
Nephrology Physician
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Bruce Bouts, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
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Mandy Klass, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
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Cara Whiteman, D.O.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Maria Slack, M.D.
Allergy & Immunology Physician
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Jeffery Mcmath, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
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Scott Rioch, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician
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Belinda Ernst, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Andrew Layne, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
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Megan Verhoff, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Gregory Gerschutz, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
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Ajit Chary, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician
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Lisa Knor, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
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Heidi Budke, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
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Jordan Lehman
Surgical Physician Assistant
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Darja Praprotnik, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
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James Davidson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
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Jeremy Clark
Family Nurse Practitioner
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Amber Patterson, M.D.
Allergy & Immunology Physician
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Bluffton Hospital reported to Medicare for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$63.8M	181.5%
Inpatient	$3.6M	10.4%
Outpatient	$60.2M	171.2%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$28.6M	-81.5%
Net patient revenue	$35.1M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$21.5M	-61.2%
Operating income from patient care	$13.6M	38.8%
Other income	$616,349	1.8%
Investment income	$542,766	1.5%
Other	$73,583	0.2%
Other expenses	-$2.2M	-6.3%
Net income	$12.1M	34.3%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$12.1M	19.7%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$6.7M	10.9%
Other payers and self-pay	$42.6M	69.4%
Total charges	$61.4M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838754, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Bluffton Hospital's latest cost report.

38.8%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
33.7%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
39.6%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
39% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
56.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
95.5%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
-0.12
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
49 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
-868 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.66
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
11.6 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838754, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Bluffton Hospital owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $21.5M in total assets and a $12.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Patient receivables, net	$4.7M	22.0%
Inventory	$629,494	2.9%
Total current assets	$5.3M	24.9%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$11.1M	51.5%
Investments and other assets	$5.1M	23.6%
Total assets	$21.5M	100.0%
Current liabilities	-$46.2M	-214.9%
Total liabilities	$8.9M	41.2%
Fund balance (net assets)	$12.6M	58.8%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838754, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Bluffton Hospital provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$197,420
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$1.6M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$918,246
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$1.7M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
8.0% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838754, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Bluffton Hospital's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$8.8M	$26.2M	$24.6M	$31.8M	$32.3M	$35.1M
Operating expenses	$17M	$16.6M	$17.1M	$18.7M	$20.5M	$21.5M
Operating margin	-94.2%	36.4%	30.4%	41.2%	36.5%	38.8%
Net income	-$5.8M	$10M	$7.3M	$13.7M	$11M	$12.1M
Total assets	$19.5M	$19.8M	$18.3M	$20.1M	$22.1M	$21.5M
Discharges	421	96	106	120	127	105
Inpatient days	764	246	815	806	885	972
Medicare Advantage days	31	32	79	8	12	19
Beds	25	25	25	25	25	25
Employees (FTE)	93	88	87	89	97	95

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838754, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Bluffton Hospital reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Operating room	$2M	$4.3M	$21.9M	0.19	13,905
Emergency	$3M	$4M	$6.7M	0.60	4,427
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$2.4M	$3.3M	0.73
Laboratory	$730,833	$2.2M	$7.6M	0.29	1,842
Drugs charged to patients		$1.9M	$5.5M	0.35
Medical supplies charged to patient		$1.9M	$2.6M	0.73
Radiology-diagnostic	$641,003	$1.8M	$9.1M	0.19	7,014
Physical therapy	$220,328	$532,902	$1M	0.52	2,028
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$271,048	$105,843	2.56
Electrocardiology	$64,877	$185,170	$278,257	0.67	677
Clinic		$30,292	$491,428	0.06

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$1.1M	$3.4M	$2.9M	1.17	15,539

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general		$3.3M	760
Employee benefits department		$2.9M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$1.1M	78,048
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$1M
Operation of plant	$185,800	$857,872	28,360
Pharmacy	$157,478	$265,532	1,022
Housekeeping	$158,125	$181,044	529
Dietary	$144,768	$150,735	1,207
Cafeteria		$61,891	469

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 838754, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Ownership

Organizations Bluffton Hospital reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Blanchard Valley Health System
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 1995

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Bluffton Hospital's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

David Cytlak Officer, Chief Financial Officer, since 2010
Myron Lewis Officer, CEO, since 2021
Kimberly K Stumpp Director, Board Member, since 2012
Richard Michael Polder Director, Board Member, since 2012
Ginger Jones Director, Board Member, since 2015
Frank Cosiano Director, Board Member, since 2015
Adele Webb Director, Board Member, since 2018
James Pf Dowling Director, Board Member, since 2018
John Reineke Director, since 2018
Richard States Director, since 2019
Dan Kennard Director, Board Member, since 2021
Elizabeth Kroetz Director, Board Member, since 2021
Jeffery Shrader Director, Board Member, since 2021
Michael Brough Director, Board Member, since 2021
William Hopkins Director, Board Member, since 2022
Annette Edgington Director, Board Member, since 2023
Donald Malarky Director, Board Member, since 2023

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 17 of 19 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Bluffton Hospital, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Bluffton Hospital alone.

Name	Title
Myron Lewis	Chief Executive Officer
Dave M Cytlak	Chief Financial Officer
Barbara J Pasztor	VP Chief Nursing Officer
Frank Cosiano MD	Trustee
Ginger Jones	Chairman
James Dowling MD	Secretary
Jeff Schrader	Treasurer
Joseph Longo	Vice Chair

Board members: DR Richard M Polder, Adele Webb PhD, Annette Edgington, Beth Kroetz, Dan Kennard, Donald Malarky, John Reineke, Kirby Overton, Michael Brough, Thomas Lause, William Hopkins MD.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center (EIN 34-1369963), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2025
340B ID CAH361322-00, registered as a critical access hospital. Authorizing official: Barbara J Pasztor, Chief Operations Officer.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Accountable care organization (Medicare Shared Savings Program)
Cibolo ACO 1 LLC
ACO A5791, current agreement since 2026. Public reporting page
Source: CMS Shared Savings Program participants, 2026, matched on Bluffton Hospital's legal name.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Bluffton hospital
CCN 36Z322, certified 2021, Medicare cost reimbursed

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Bluffton Hospital's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Bluffton Hospital's rates and hospital price transparency.

How many patients does Bluffton Hospital admit?

Bluffton Hospital reported 105 inpatient discharges and 972 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does Bluffton Hospital have?

Bluffton Hospital reported 95 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Bluffton Hospital make?

Bluffton Hospital reported $35.1M in net patient revenue on $63.8M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of 38.8%, and net income of $12.1M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Bluffton Hospital provide?

Bluffton Hospital reported $1.7M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, including $197,420 of charity care at cost.

Who is the CEO of Bluffton Hospital?

Bluffton Hospital's Medicare enrollment lists Myron Lewis as CEO since 2021.

What is Bluffton Hospital's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Bluffton Hospital under employer identification number 34-1369963 (Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center). 50 health plans and networks list 34-1369963 for it.

Does Bluffton Hospital participate in the 340B drug pricing program?

Yes. HRSA's 340B database lists Bluffton Hospital (340B ID CAH361322-00) as a participating critical access hospital since 2025.

How many doctors are affiliated with Bluffton Hospital?

187 clinicians who bill Medicare list Bluffton Hospital as a hospital affiliation in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians data. The largest groups are family medicine physician (29), family nurse practitioner (19), physician assistant (16).

Is Bluffton Hospital accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Bluffton Hospital, effective 2025.

Who owns Bluffton Hospital?

In its Medicare enrollment, Bluffton Hospital reports Blanchard Valley Health System as 5% or greater direct ownership interest (100%).

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