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Psychiatric hospital · Birmingham, AL

HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

CCN 014000Jefferson CountyProprietaryUrban (USDA RUCC)103 bedsLatest FY 2023
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Birmingham, AL. It ran an operating surplus of 6.1% in FY23 on $21.8M of operating revenue. Operating margin improved from 0.5% in FY21 to 6.1% in FY23.

Operating margin · FY23
+6.1%
5.6 pts vs FY21
vs Psychiatric hospitals55th pctl of 421 (FY23)
Days cash on hand
Not available
all sources
vs Psychiatric hospitals
Total operating revenue · FY23
$21.8M
1.5 $M vs FY21
vs Psychiatric hospitals47th pctl of 491 (FY23)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY23
+6.1%
3.5 pts vs FY21
vs Psychiatric hospitals49th pctl of 416 (FY23)
Benchmarked within its own FY23 pool (n=421); the Psychiatric hospital cohort's current year is FY24.
One point of operating margin at HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES is about $218K per year (1% of FY23 total operating revenue).

Where HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL sits among Psychiatric hospitals

Operating margin · FY23 pool · n = 421 of 610 filed

Each point is one Psychiatric 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 Psychiatric hospital median is +3.1%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

Benchmarked within its own FY23 pool (n=421); the Psychiatric hospital cohort's current year is FY24.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Psychiatric hospital median +3.084490108208547%HILL CREST +6.117181016656962%-20%0%+20%Psychiatric hospital median +3.084490108208547%HILL CREST +6.117181016656962%
One psychiatric hospitalHILL CRESTPsychiatric 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.

Operating margin
+6.1% (FY23)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+6.1% (FY23)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
Not reported in this filing
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
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 itemFY21FY23
Patient revenue20,14321,659
Other operating revenue146152
Total operating revenue20,28921,811
Total operating expenses20,19020,477
Operating income991,334
Operating margin %+0.5%+6.1%
Other non-operating, net4340
Net income5331,334
Net income %+2.6%+6.1%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–FY23 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

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
67.7%
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
69.91
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
103
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
318
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
80.0d
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-3
How the care measures up
No public quality measures are reported for this facility in the current Care Compare refresh.

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 2 reporting years
Operating margin
+0.5%+6.1%FY21FY23
Days cash on hand
Not available
FY23 days cash suppressed: out of display range.

The county this hospital serves

Jefferson County, AL
Median household income
$64.6K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
16.3%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
9.2%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
16.5%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
20.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.2% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 18.1% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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