MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH — financial and operating metrics

CCN 260077, SAINT LOUIS, MO · Medicare cost reports, FY2020–FY2025

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MetricFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Total facility beds availableunverified720720720720725748
Total bed days availableunverified263,520262,800262,800262,800265,350273,020
Total facility dischargesunverified22,62922,56832,00222,42129,68630,618
Total facility inpatient daysunverified121,673136,605147,673137,428142,618143,323
Total patient revenue (gross charges)unverified$1,701,979,209$1,913,378,284$2,016,721,142$2,039,033,281$2,208,424,521$2,432,948,216
Contractual allowances and discountsunverified$1,252,152,139$1,394,614,376$1,448,781,945$1,493,715,537$1,606,522,544$1,774,308,722
Net patient revenueunverified$449,827,070$518,763,908$567,939,197$545,317,744$601,901,977$658,639,494
Total operating expensesunverified$480,920,304$482,738,459$551,349,202$552,115,091$582,945,937$633,817,312
Net income from service to patientsunverified$-31,093,234$36,025,449$16,589,995$-6,797,347$18,956,040$24,822,182
Net incomeunverified$-10,496,643$58,122,277$27,929,777$23,905,214$49,519,424$41,847,604
Cost of uncompensated careunverified$32,445,293$22,643,662$19,665,975$16,523,118$17,966,323$21,018,278
Total facility bad debt expenseunverified$27,938,496$20,653,783$24,751,073$22,911,781$20,825,694$20,311,423
Charity care charges and uninsured discountsunverified$67,612,287$59,274,054$40,000,617$30,392,879$35,114,996$41,911,546
Cost of charity careunverified$23,926,749$17,290,944$13,149,950$10,568,413$12,664,259$15,873,316
Charges for insured patients' liabilityunverified$2,036,728$2,613,084
Operating marginunverified-6.9%6.9%2.9%-1.2%3.1%3.8%
Overall cost-to-charge ratiounverified28.3%25.2%27.3%27.1%26.4%26.1%
Occupancy rateunverified46.2%52.0%56.2%52.3%53.7%52.5%
Average length of stayunverified5.46.14.66.14.84.7
Uncompensated care as % of operating expenseunverified6.7%4.7%3.6%3.0%3.1%3.3%
Charity care cost-to-charge ratiounverified35.4%29.2%32.9%34.8%36.1%37.9%
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