A hospital in Harbor City, CA. It ran an operating surplus of 11.3% in FY24 on $660.9M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (0th percentile among Urban PPS hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 6.1% in FY21 to 11.3% in FY24.
Operating margin · FY24
+11.3%
▲ 3.5 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
$660.9M
▲ 51.4 $M vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals80th pctl of 2,608 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+11.4%
▲ 3.4 pts vs FY23
vs Urban PPS hospitals68th 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 BAY is about $6.6M 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
563,643
609,458
660,725
Other operating revenue
109
83
201
Total operating revenue
563,753
609,541
660,926
Total operating expenses
538,137
561,903
586,282
Operating income
25,616
47,638
74,644
Operating margin %
+4.5%
+7.8%
+11.3%
Grants & contributions
1,082
548
119
Investment income
—
0
—
Other non-operating, net
352
546
667
Net income
27,050
48,732
75,430
Net income %
+4.8%
+8.0%
+11.4%
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 227-bed hospital at 57% occupancy 63% 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
57.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
130.42
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
227
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
12,463
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.8d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
63.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
Total FTEs
1,175
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt II
Contract labor share of labor cost
20.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3 Pt V
Who it serves
Total unreimbursed & uncompensated care
$24.1M
Verified fact2023
HCRIS WS S-10 line 31
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.326
Better than the National Benchmark
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
15.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
0.99
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
0.892842
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
LOS ANGELES County, CA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$87.8K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
13.6%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
8.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
14.7%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
23.6%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 10.3% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 19.2% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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