A hospital in Dothan, AL. It ran an operating surplus of 14.8% in FY25 on $257.0M of operating revenue. It held 2 days of cash on hand (32nd percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 11.7% in FY20 to 14.8% in FY25, though it fell 3.9 points in the most recent year.
Operating margin · FY25
+14.8%
▼ 3.9 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals82nd pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
2d
all sources
▲ 1.8 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals32nd pctl of 1,386 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$257.0M
▲ 26.1 $M vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals47th pctl of 1,503 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+14.8%
▼ 3.9 pts vs FY24
vs Urban PPS hospitals76th pctl of 1,475 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at FLOWERS HOSPITAL is about $2.6M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where FLOWERS HOSPITAL sits among Urban PPS hospitals
Operating margin · FY25 pool · n = 1,475 of 2,681 filed
Each point is one Urban PPS hospital in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The Urban PPS hospital median is +1.3%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One urban pps hospitalFLOWERS HOSPITALUrban PPS hospital median
The money
$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated
Ratios tell you how this hospital is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not shown, balance sheet did not reconcile as filed
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
235,388
230,090
254,980
Other operating revenue
6,523
853
2,042
Total operating revenue
241,911
230,943
257,022
Total operating expenses
203,812
187,963
219,096
Operating income
38,100
42,980
37,926
Operating margin %
+15.7%
+18.6%
+14.8%
Other non-operating, net
0
200
0
Net income
38,100
43,180
37,926
Net income %
+15.7%
+18.7%
+14.8%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY25 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 156-bed hospital at 76% occupancy 51% of patient revenue is outpatient.
The metrics this hospital type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.
Scale and flow
Occupancy
76.5%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
119.61
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
156
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
11,662
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.7d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
51.3%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
995.70
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
15.7%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$8.7M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.129
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.9%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
1.01
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.597329
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 6 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
HOUSTON County, AL · metro, under 250K
Median household income
$57.5K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
18.0%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
11.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
18.4%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
24.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Not designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 10.4% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 26.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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