Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Lutheran Downtown Hospital?
702 Van Buren St. · Fort Wayne, IN · 46802
Overview
Lutheran Downtown Hospital is a short-term acute hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, operated by St. Joseph Health System, LLC. Allen County has 9 hospitals, 27 nursing homes and 14 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Lutheran Downtown Hospital is operated by St. Joseph Health System, LLC, part of Community Health Systems.
- Operator
- St. Joseph Health System, LLC
- Owner group
- Community Health Systems
- Partner owner
- Acadia Healthcare · CMS ownership filing
- Ownership type
- Private For Profit
- Sources
- CMS Hospital Enrollments · 2026-10-01
- CMS Hospital All Owners · 2026-09-29
- SEC filing · 2026-02-19
- SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21 · 2026-02-19
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Lutheran Downtown Hospital, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of Community Health Systems
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2025.
| Net patient revenue | $73.2M |
| Operating expenses | $72.0M |
| Net income | $921K |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 1.3% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $2.7M |
| Charity care cost | $2.1M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $20.9M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 12.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2025)
- Commercial and other 83.2%
- Medicare 12.5%
- Medicaid 4.3%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 31 | $19K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 15 | $16K |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC · 193 | 12 | $15K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Level 2 Intraocular Procedures · 5492 | 82 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 49 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures · 5191 | 19 |
| Level 3 Intraocular Procedures · 5493 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 702 Van Buren St. · Fort Wayne, IN · 46802
- County
- Allen County
- State
- Indiana
12 off-site locations
Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Va Northern Indiana Health Care System-Ft Wayne | Fort Wayne | 2.2 mi |
| Park Center, Inc | Fort Wayne | 2.4 mi |
| Maple Heights Behavioral Health | Fort Wayne | 4.4 mi |
| Select Medical Rehabilitation Hospital At Lutheran | Fort Wayne | 5.8 mi |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center | Ft Wayne | 5.8 mi |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | Fort Wayne | 5.8 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments · CMS Hospital All Owners · SEC filing · SEC 10-K, Exhibit 21
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2025
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 150047
- NPI
- 1023060472
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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