Astrelis
Children's hospital · Colorado Springs, CO

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO - COLORADO SPRINGS

CCN 063303EL PASO CountyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateUrban (USDA RUCC)44 bedsLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospital in Colorado Springs, CO. It ran an operating loss of 5.9% in FY24 on $250.7M of operating revenue. It held 1 day of cash on hand (22nd percentile among Children's hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin declined from -2.9% in FY20 to -5.9% in FY24, though it rose 7.0 points in the most recent year.

Operating margin · FY24
-5.9%
7.0 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals18th pctl of 66 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
1d
all sources
0.1 days vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals22nd pctl of 60 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$250.7M
7.5 $M vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals22nd pctl of 68 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
-4.6%
6.6 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals6th 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 - COLORADO SPRINGS is about $2.5M 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 -5.944572468259267%-20%0%+20%Children's hospital median +5.572969972789766%CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL -5.944572468259267%
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
-5.9% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
-4.6% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
1d (FY24)
Cash, investments & board-designated reserves ÷ daily operating expense (excl. depreciation)
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
0.23× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
-30% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
70d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue220,174243,170250,735
Other operating revenue921
Total operating revenue220,182243,191250,735
Total operating expenses240,385274,618265,640
Operating income(20,202)(31,427)(14,905)
Operating margin %-9.2%-12.9%-5.9%
Grants & contributions6552,6471,304
Other non-operating, net1,4431,0861,893
Net income(18,104)(27,694)(11,708)
Net income %-8.1%-11.2%-4.6%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · 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 44-bed hospital at 45% occupancy 53% 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
45.2%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
21.14
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
44
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
3,676
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
2.1d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
52.8%
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
-2.9%+5.0%-9.2%-12.9%-5.9%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
0 days0 days0 days0 days1 dayFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospital serves

EL PASO County, CO
Median household income
$87.5K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
8.5%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
7.1%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
13.7%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
16.0%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.5% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 19.2% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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