CCN 051328NEVADA CountyGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityRural (USDA RUCC)19 bedsLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read
A hospital in Truckee, CA. It ran an operating surplus of 23.0% in FY25 on $351.7M of operating revenue. It held 71 days of cash on hand (42nd percentile among Critical Access Hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 24.7% in FY21 to 23.0% in FY25, though it rose 4.9 points in the most recent year.
Operating margin · FY25
+23.0%
▲ 4.9 pts vs FY24
vs Critical Access Hospitals95th pctl of 824 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
71d
all sources
▼ 42.7 days vs FY24
vs Critical Access Hospitals42nd pctl of 827 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$351.7M
▲ 56.4 $M vs FY24
vs Critical Access Hospitals100th pctl of 833 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+11.9%
▲ 3.6 pts vs FY24
vs Critical Access Hospitals71st pctl of 824 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL is about $3.5M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL sits among Critical Access Hospitals
Operating margin · FY25 pool · n = 824 of 1,404 filed
Each point is one Critical Access 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 Critical Access Hospital median is -0.2%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One critical access hospitalTAHOE FORESTCritical Access 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
Medicare inpatient contribution margin
+17.1% (FY24)
Full comparison in the CAH Performance Benchmark.
HCRIS cost report · CAH economics engine
Medicare outpatient contribution margin
+62.2% (FY24)
Full comparison in the CAH Performance Benchmark.
HCRIS cost report · CAH economics engine
$ in thousands
Line item
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
264,332
278,891
334,556
Other operating revenue
15,923
16,385
17,113
Total operating revenue
280,255
295,277
351,669
Total operating expenses
230,095
241,728
270,641
Operating income
50,160
53,549
81,028
Operating margin %
+17.9%
+18.1%
+23.0%
Grants & contributions
1,060
707
1,040
Investment income
1,628
7,481
4,649
Other non-operating, net
(33,667)
(34,579)
(41,058)
Net income
19,181
27,158
45,659
Net income %
+7.7%
+10.1%
+14.4%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–FY25 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 19-bed hospital at 51% occupancy 85% 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
50.8%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
9.69
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
19
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
1,477
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.4d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Swing-bed average daily census
0.41
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 L5–6
Swing-bed share of inpatient days
4.0%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3 (acute + swing days)
Outpatient share of patient revenue
85.0%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
0.397
No Different than 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
Pricing
Pilot · FY25
Commercial rates vs Medicare
255%
Commercial negotiated rates as a percent of Medicare rates, outpatient basket.
Hospital price files + Medicare rates
Directional indicator from public price files. Facility-specific rate positioning is the Commercial Pricing Study →
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
NEVADA County, CA
Median household income
$84.9K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
10.6%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
5.2%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
28.9%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
19.0%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 8.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 20.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
What this hospital means to Nevada County
economic contribution · FY25 cost report
Direct annual spending
$270.6M
total operating expense · reported
Total economic output
$622.5M
× 2.30 output multiplier · estimate, upper bound for rural
Method: NCRHW 2016 study of critical access hospitals (IMPLAN Type II), employment × 1.34, earnings × 1.19; output × 2.30 (AHA national, upper bound for rural). Direct figures are reported values from the facility's HCRIS cost report; multiplied figures are estimates.
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