A hospital in North Little Rock, AR. It ran an operating surplus of 4.4% in FY24 on $323.3M of operating revenue. It held 86 days of cash on hand (69th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity).
Operating margin · FY24
+4.4%
▲ 0.2 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals58th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
86d
all sources
▲ 12.4 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals69th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$323.3M
▲ 24.0 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals57th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+6.2%
▼ 6.6 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals52nd 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 MEDICAL CENTER NORTH LITTLE ROCK is about $3.2M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL 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.
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.
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
277,990
297,482
321,519
Other operating revenue
1,488
1,820
1,813
Total operating revenue
279,478
299,302
323,332
Total operating expenses
277,570
286,537
309,057
Operating income
1,908
12,765
14,275
Operating margin %
+0.7%
+4.3%
+4.4%
Grants & contributions
614
406
277
Other non-operating, net
(1,924)
28,107
5,613
Net income
598
41,278
20,165
Net income %
+0.2%
+12.6%
+6.1%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY20, FY21, 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 146-bed hospital at 78% occupancy 44% 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
78.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
114.25
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
146
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
13,070
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.2d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
44.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
1,137
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
18.5%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$12.0M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.389
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.8%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
1.05
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.940208
CMS-reported measure07/01/2022 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
PULASKI County, AR · metro, 250K–1M
Median household income
$60.4K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
16.2%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
9.6%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
16.3%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
21.8%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 9.4% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 21.4% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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