A hospital in San Diego, CA. It ran an operating surplus of 2.0% in FY25 on $1777.2M of operating revenue. It held 7 days of cash on hand (22nd percentile among Children's hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -4.0% in FY21 to 2.0% in FY25.
Operating margin · FY25
+2.0%
vs Children's hospitals37th pctl of 38 (FY25)
Days cash on hand · FY25
7d
all sources
vs Children's hospitals22nd pctl of 37 (FY25)
Total operating revenue · FY25
$1.78B
vs Children's hospitals80th pctl of 41 (FY25)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY25
+4.8%
vs Children's hospitals26th pctl of 38 (FY25)
One point of operating margin at RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO is about $17.8M per year (1% of FY25 total operating revenue).
Where RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL sits among Children's hospitals
Operating margin · FY25 pool · n = 38 of 73 filed
Each point is one Children's 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 Children's hospital median is +3.6%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One children's hospitalRADY CHILDREN'SChildren's 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
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
1,823,401
1,599,604
1,738,311
Other operating revenue
6,306
—
38,863
Total operating revenue
1,829,707
1,599,604
1,777,174
Total operating expenses
1,553,610
1,582,525
1,742,140
Operating income
276,097
17,079
35,034
Operating margin %
+15.1%
+1.1%
+2.0%
Grants & contributions
(1,740)
(2,395)
(16,886)
Investment income
167,344
214,053
1,888
Other non-operating, net
80,977
89,399
66,892
Net income
522,678
318,136
86,928
Net income %
+25.2%
+16.7%
+4.8%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY21–FY25 · where other operating income is not reported, total operating revenue reflects net patient revenue alone · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 193-bed hospital at 75% occupancy 39% 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
74.8%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
144.69
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
193
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
19,055
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.8d
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
39.4%
Verified fact2025
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
How the care measures up
C. difficile infection (SIR)
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025
CMS Care Compare
Hospital-wide unplanned readmission
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024
CMS Care Compare
Medicare spending per beneficiary
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
CMS-reported measure01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
CMS Care Compare
Patient-safety composite (PSI-90)
Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.
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 DIEGO County, CA
Median household income
$102.3K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
10.4%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
6.8%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
15.0%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
18.7%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 6.8% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 15.4% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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