HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER — financial and operating metrics

CCN 281338, ST PAUL, NE · Medicare cost reports, FY2020–FY2025

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MetricFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Total facility beds availableunverified101010101010
Total bed days availableunverified3,6603,6503,6503,6503,6603,650
Total facility dischargesunverified136159159161153123
Total facility inpatient daysunverified7861,085903900932790
Total patient revenue (gross charges)unverified$21,425,939$24,125,700$26,976,366$29,912,754$33,684,480$34,197,177
Contractual allowances and discountsunverified$4,389,030$5,659,413$6,994,459$7,883,755$9,675,220$7,822,989
Net patient revenueunverified$17,036,909$18,466,287$19,981,907$22,028,999$24,009,260$26,374,188
Total operating expensesunverified$18,170,189$20,205,646$21,600,053$24,427,016$25,963,882$28,599,703
Net income from service to patientsunverified$-1,133,280$-1,739,359$-1,618,146$-2,398,017$-1,954,622$-2,225,515
Net incomeunverified$3,364,430$3,959,083$1,470,823$1,039,765$2,255,160$1,689,864
Cost of uncompensated careunverified$538,555$503,032$489,700$488,400$513,702$525,501
Total facility bad debt expenseunverified$605,772$489,915$670,423$567,425$624,960$473,278
Charity care charges and uninsured discountsunverified$90,136$158,473$68,936$85,827$109,363$221,103
Cost of charity careunverified$79,538$134,404$6,644$68,984$76,026$184,211
Operating marginunverified-6.7%-9.4%-8.1%-10.9%-8.1%-8.4%
Overall cost-to-charge ratiounverified84.8%83.8%80.1%81.7%77.1%83.6%
Occupancy rateunverified21.5%29.7%24.7%24.7%25.5%21.6%
Average length of stayunverified5.86.85.75.66.16.4
Uncompensated care as % of operating expenseunverified3.0%2.5%2.3%2.0%2.0%1.8%
Charity care cost-to-charge ratiounverified88.2%84.8%9.6%80.4%69.5%83.3%
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