Astrelis
Urban PPS hospital · Van Buren, AR

BAPTIST HEALTH - VAN BUREN

CCN 040018CRAWFORD CountyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateUrban (USDA RUCC)74 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Van Buren, AR. It ran an operating loss of 35.6% in FY24 on $10.8M of operating revenue. It held 50 days of cash on hand (61st percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited.

Operating margin · FY24
-35.6%
vs Urban PPS hospitals4th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
50d
all sources
vs Urban PPS hospitals61st pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$10.8M
vs Urban PPS hospitals1st pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
-34.4%
vs Urban PPS hospitals1st pctl of 2,563 (FY24)
Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=2,562); the Urban PPS hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One point of operating margin at BAPTIST HEALTH - VAN BUREN is about $108K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where BAPTIST HEALTH - sits among Urban PPS hospitals

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 2,562 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 +2.0%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=2,562); the Urban PPS hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +2.027429837815152%BAPTIST HEALTH -35.636748251099434%-20%0%+20%Urban PPS hospital median +2.027429837815152%BAPTIST HEALTH -35.636748251099434%
One urban pps hospitalBAPTIST HEALTHUrban 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.

Operating margin
-35.6% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-34.4% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
50d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
0.61× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
26% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
36d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue11,99010,70010,772
Other operating revenue1,946116
Total operating revenue13,93610,71210,778
Total operating expenses18,95212,92714,619
Operating income(5,015)(2,215)(3,841)
Operating margin %-36.0%-20.7%-35.6%
Grants & contributions395330102
Other non-operating, net21900
Net income(4,401)(1,885)(3,739)
Net income %-30.2%-17.1%-34.4%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY20, FY22, FY23, FY24 net patient A/R is not shown: gross A/R was not reported on the filing, making the derived net figure spurious (AR quality flag).

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

A 74-bed hospital at 3% occupancy 96% 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
2.9%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
2.13
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
74
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
229
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.4d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
96.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
48.40
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
19.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$2.2M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
The number of cases/patients is too few to report.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
The number of cases/patients is too few to report.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
The number of cases/patients is too few to report.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
-58.3%+32.6%-36.0%-20.7%-35.6%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
114 days85 days64 days76 days50 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

CRAWFORD County, AR · metro, under 250K
Median household income
$60.4K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
16.8%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
8.4%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
17.5%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
23.7%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 14.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 31.9% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

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