A hospital in Wilmington, DE. It ran an operating surplus of 20.9% in FY24 on $866.2M of operating revenue. It held 0 days of cash on hand (0th percentile among Children's hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 8.5% in FY20 to 20.9% in FY24.
Operating margin · FY24
+20.9%
▲ 5.4 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals88th pctl of 66 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
0d
all sources
▼ 70.5 days vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals0th pctl of 60 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$866.2M
▲ 122.9 $M vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals53rd pctl of 68 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+13.7%
▲ 13.3 pts vs FY23
vs Children's hospitals64th 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 NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DELAWARE is about $8.7M per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, 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.
One children's hospitalNEMOURS 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
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
694,005
734,252
858,047
Other operating revenue
5,563
9,047
8,152
Total operating revenue
699,568
743,298
866,199
Total operating expenses
574,041
627,824
684,970
Operating income
125,527
115,474
181,229
Operating margin %
+17.9%
+15.5%
+20.9%
Grants & contributions
—
827
—
Other non-operating, net
(73,777)
(113,885)
(62,193)
Net income
51,750
2,416
119,036
Net income %
+8.3%
+0.4%
+14.8%
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 118-bed hospital at 65% occupancy 41% 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
65.3%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
76.45
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
118
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
7,682
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
3.6d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
40.8%
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
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
NEW CASTLE County, DE · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$89.9K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
10.2%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
5.7%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
16.6%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
17.5%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 9.1% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 19.3% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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