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What the health system owns, what it is worth, and what it pays

Stormont Vail and Shawnee County Property Taxes Prepared by Henry McClure  |  (762) 291-2765 October 26, 2026 Data source: Shawnee County Appraiser GIS parcel layer and ARES property/tax records, pulled October 26, 2026. Executive Summary Stormont Vail holds roughly a quarter-billion dollars of real estate in Shawnee County, and almost all of it is off the tax rolls. ·         Footprint: 89 parcels titled to Stormont-Vail HealthCare / J C Stormont Hospital, plus 2 parcels held by affiliates (Urish Medical Plaza LLC and Building Blocks of Topeka Inc). 91 parcels in all. ·         Value: $247,766,790 in 2026 appraised value on the 89 Stormont-titled parcels. $245,217,920 of that, about 99%, is classed exempt. Only $2,548,870 is taxable. ·         Exempt: 54 Stormont parcels are fully exempt and paid $0 in general property tax for 2025. 11 more carry $0 app...