A hospital in South San Francisco, CA. It ran an operating surplus of 11.5% in FY24 on $361.1M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (0th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -0.8% in FY21 to 11.5% in FY24.
Operating margin · FY24
+11.5%
▲ 4.8 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals75th pctl of 2,562 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
0d
all sources
▬ 0.0 days vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals0th pctl of 2,354 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$361.1M
▲ 48.8 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals61st pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+11.7%
▲ 4.8 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals69th 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 KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO is about $3.6M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL 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 hospitalKAISER FOUNDATIONUrban 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
284,576
308,304
353,633
Other operating revenue
4,255
4,027
7,505
Total operating revenue
288,831
312,332
361,138
Total operating expenses
284,649
291,437
319,570
Operating income
4,182
20,895
41,567
Operating margin %
+1.4%
+6.7%
+11.5%
Other non-operating, net
493
587
618
Net income
4,675
21,482
42,185
Net income %
+1.6%
+6.9%
+11.7%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
A condensed balance sheet is not shown for this hospital: the public cost report does not carry substantive balance-sheet detail (assets, liabilities, and net assets that reconcile) for this provider. The income statement and ratio exhibit above are the reliable financial view here. We lead with those rather than render a hollow table.
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 105-bed hospital at 62% occupancy 58% 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
62.4%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
65.66
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
105
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
6,161
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.9d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
57.7%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
544
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
21.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$9.8M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.057
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
14.9%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.85
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.974153
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
SAN MATEO County, CA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$141.4K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
10.6%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
3.5%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
17.2%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
16.6%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 4.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 8.7% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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