A hospital in La Mesa, CA. It ran an operating surplus of 3.4% in FY24 on $39.5M of operating revenue. It held 8 days of cash on hand (62nd percentile among Psychiatric hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 4.6% in FY20 to 3.4% in FY24, though it rose 8.5 points in the most recent year.
Operating margin · FY24
+3.4%
vs Psychiatric hospitals46th pctl of 437 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
8d
all sources
vs Psychiatric hospitals62nd pctl of 376 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$39.5M
vs Psychiatric hospitals72nd pctl of 509 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+4.4%
vs Psychiatric hospitals42nd pctl of 434 (FY24)
One point of operating margin at ALVARADO PARKWAY INSTITUTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTE is about $395K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where ALVARADO PARKWAY INSTITUTE sits among Psychiatric hospitals
Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 437 of 610 filed
Each point is one Psychiatric 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 Psychiatric hospital median is +4.8%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One psychiatric hospitalALVARADO PARKWAYPsychiatric 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
31,751
35,240
39,488
Other operating revenue
60
59
40
Total operating revenue
31,811
35,299
39,528
Total operating expenses
33,839
37,082
38,165
Operating income
(2,028)
(1,783)
1,363
Operating margin %
-6.4%
-5.1%
+3.4%
Investment income
2
0
0
Other non-operating, net
388
20
407
Net income
(1,638)
(1,763)
1,770
Net income %
-5.1%
-5.0%
+4.4%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
FY22 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 66-bed hospital at 94% occupancy 47% 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
94.2%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
62.36
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
66
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
2,199
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
10.4d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
46.6%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
How the care measures up
No public quality measures are reported for this facility in the current Care Compare refresh.
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
SAN DIEGO County, CA · metro, 1M+ population
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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