(Aug. 1, 2025) – Ninety Kansas Hospital Association member hospitals participated in the KHA Hospital Public Funding Survey for calendar year 2024. Thirty-six were county, 13 district, four city, 29 private non-profit, three private for-profit and three had other arrangements. Seventy-four percent of the hospitals indicated they received some public support, 60 percent from mill levies (county or district) and 40 percent from sales tax. Twenty-two percent received funding from foundations. Twenty-three facilities indicated they received more than one type of public funding.
The reported number of annual county mills received varied from two to 59, translating to between $98,000 and just under $2 million. District mills received varied from two to 63, translating to between $351,000 to $1.5 million. The reported funding from sales tax ranged from $140,000 to $2.9 million per year.
Participating hospitals with more specific questions about the survey results can contact Sally Othmer.
--Sally Othmer