Astrelis
Children's hospital · Aurora, CO

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO

CCN 063301ADAMS CountyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateUrban (USDA RUCC)299 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Aurora, CO. It ran an operating loss of 5.0% in FY24 on $1616.9M of operating revenue. It held 126 days of cash on hand (40th percentile among Children's hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -9.1% in FY20 to -5.0% in FY24. Including nonoperating items, the all-in result was positive at 5.8%.

Operating margin · FY24
-5.0%
2.9 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals21st pctl of 66 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
126d
all sources
0.8 days vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals40th pctl of 60 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$1.62B
119.3 $M vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals84th pctl of 68 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+5.8%
1.9 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals30th pctl of 66 (FY24)
Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=66); the Children's hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
One point of operating margin at CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO is about $16.2M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).

Where CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO sits among Children's hospitals

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 66 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 +5.6%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

Benchmarked within its own FY24 pool (n=66); the Children's hospital cohort's current year is FY25.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL -4.988864883613171%-20%0%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL -4.988864883613171%
One children's hospitalCHILDREN'S HOSPITALChildren'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.

Operating margin
-5.0% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+5.8% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
126d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
7.68× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
68% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
69d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue1,423,6101,474,2931,588,571
Other operating revenue15,31123,28428,296
Total operating revenue1,438,9211,497,5771,616,867
Total operating expenses1,456,3151,615,9861,697,530
Operating income(17,394)(118,410)(80,663)
Operating margin %-1.2%-7.9%-5.0%
Grants & contributions39,95953,70357,222
Investment income(3,681)28,56423,376
Other non-operating, net110,682100,787103,863
Net income129,56664,644103,798
Net income %+8.2%+3.8%+5.8%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

A 299-bed hospital at 62% occupancy 46% 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
61.6%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
176.36
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
299
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
15,636
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
4.1d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
45.6%
Verified fact2024
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
-9.1%-3.5%-1.2%-7.9%-5.0%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
115 days122 days133 days126 days126 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

ADAMS County, CO · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$91.4K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
9.4%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
11.1%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
11.0%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
18.8%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.0% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 16.1% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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